Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ncar!noao!arizona!arizona.edu!cerritos.edu!orion.oac.uci.edu!teri.bio.uci.edu!mwu From: mwu@teri.bio.uci.edu (Matt Wu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: NeXT theft protection? Message-ID: <278A159E.25451@orion.oac.uci.edu> Date: 8 Jan 91 18:55:26 GMT References: <912@kaos.MATH.UCLA.EDU> <7791@umd5.umd.edu> Reply-To: Matt Wu Distribution: na Organization: University of California, Irvine Lines: 28 Nntp-Posting-Host: teri.bio.uci.edu In article <7791@umd5.umd.edu> matthews@lewhoosh.umd.edu (Mike Matthews) writes: (about security kits) >I had mine locked down by VersaLock. It's essentially a two- >piece-per-lock- mechanism kit (one piece sticks to the desk, >the other sticks to the underside of the computer, and they >lock together with a neato locking mechanism). We had to put >one in the front and one on the side due to the vents on the >underside of the NeXTstation, but it seems pretty damn secure >to me... I don't know what thiefs are like where you work, but at UCI they can be pretty persistent. From my experience, cable locks may as well not exist, except maybe to prove to the insurance company that you had taken some security measures. The locks that we're using right now are Anchor Pads. (I guess I should add the obligatory "I have no affiliation with this company besides being a satisfied customer" here) It would take a person several hours and a big crowbar to get a computer out of one of these things, and I'm not sure if there'd be much computer left at that point. Still, keeping your backups in a secure place is never a bad idea. Anchor Pad International can be reached at (213) 728-1086.