Re(2): [SunRescue] Suns going to the junkyard

[Tim Hauber]

rescue at sunhelp.org,Internet writes:
>Yup, sounds like big-computer-company-trash syndrome.
>
>Recently I was down at Cisco HQ, and noticed millions of signs about
>'Frugility', with little writings about how not buying plane tickets in
>advance costs them a million a year. Then I mosy over to their dumpster,
>and find about $14mil worth of equipment in it. Lotsa unopened,
>still-in-wrapper kina stuff. Its real sad, especially since i believe they
>destory all their tech trash.. not sure on that tho
>
>-t12

It's the same old story, the military throws helicopters in the ocean, the
Gov't burns excess grain, K-Mart destroys scratch and dent returns,  A lot
of universities sledgehammer discarded equip, there is an underlying fear
that someone else might get a benefit from something you don't consider
useful anymore.