On Wed, 2 Sep 1998, inspekta wrote:

>     I figured these drives would not have much value.  I just needed to hear
> it from the community.  The GM here is pushing me to get rid of them.  They
> are just sitting in the corner =) I do know of a school that could take them
> and donation seems to be the most worthwhile route.  It would probably take
> a school bus to haul them away anyway =)

Here's a good one about the "value" of used computer equipment:  Once
upon a time, I worked for a water utility in California.  Now in
California, the accounting rules are governed by the Pacific Utilities
Commision for a water utility.  Since computer equipment was coverted
under a 30 year old rule which placed them under "Office Supplies &
Equipment", they had a 15 year depreciation schedule.

So, even though the HP3000 we had was 8 years old, it still had
considerable value, and after it's donation to the dumpster became a
considerable tax write-off.

Tracy Johnson
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