tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534060879324399856.post6688805650052880852..comments2023-05-19T09:05:53.947-07:00Comments on Free Geek Vancouver Volunteer Blog: Thursday's Mystery DeviceAUTUINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713793126615904139noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534060879324399856.post-18176345668307689352013-01-20T23:55:42.274-08:002013-01-20T23:55:42.274-08:00Hey - stumbled across your reply! Only a year late...Hey - stumbled across your reply! Only a year late =)<br /><br />Certainly - devices which have drives in them would need to be zeroed (ridiculously simple with software like boot&nuke) or pulled, but it's fair to say that there are a lot of devices with no internal storage medium which can be just as fun to play with - I snagged a free Tandy 100 from a recycle bin recently, for instance - and if such things were given a two week span in a $5 bin, I could totally see geeks like myself having a blast with that!Kelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18011115008916660197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534060879324399856.post-25770521500571954882011-05-30T10:24:54.262-07:002011-05-30T10:24:54.262-07:00Kelvin -- totally agreed. There are two catches:
...Kelvin -- totally agreed. There are two catches: <br />1) we have to be certain that no personal info is going out on the device; all drives etc. need to be removed or thoroughly wiped, which can sometimes be time-consuming and tricky with old gear;<br />2) we have certain obligations as an ethical recycler about what we do with gear that's not fully tested (and thus considered as-is). I believe there's now an agreement customers can sign that covers this angle.<br /><br />I think (with a little coordination with the store to ensure everyone knows what sells and what doesn't) that a $5 as-is interesting stuff bin would do good business. We just need someone to pitch the idea at a monthly meeting and help work out the details.AUTUINhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11713793126615904139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534060879324399856.post-27707663412382880612011-05-29T13:15:07.821-07:002011-05-29T13:15:07.821-07:00Honestly, I'd love it if nearly everything &qu...Honestly, I'd love it if nearly everything "somewhat neat" yet junk (old-ish laptops, etc) were put into the store for virtually free -- sometimes it's just fun to screw around with old hardware.Kelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18011115008916660197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534060879324399856.post-25798539293307792912011-01-26T23:02:52.721-08:002011-01-26T23:02:52.721-08:00Ahhhh, the DuoDock. How I hated this piece of gear...Ahhhh, the DuoDock. How I hated this piece of gear. Ask Jax about how terrible it was working with this hardware. The Duo 280c wasn't bad as it had an 040 CPU, and I believe there was also a PPC version of the notebook. But the earlier ones where just terrible. <br /><br />I really wish I could have been part of the claw hammer procedure :)Sintax Collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515434666186193851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534060879324399856.post-12219463093877662792011-01-16T13:35:30.868-08:002011-01-16T13:35:30.868-08:00As for the docking station itself, it's an int...As for the docking station itself, it's an interesting device -- but I have NEVER encountered a piece of technology that was so difficult to disassemble. It ended up requiring a claw hammer.AUTUINhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11713793126615904139noreply@blogger.com