[olug] Misc. hardware.......... and what to do with it

[Dan Clough]

I'd love to part with the big purple Sun rack hogging precious 
floorspace in my basement... that, and a few of the things currently 
inside it.  20+ inch Sun monitor, anyone?

A big swap meet (Think Installfest times 10) would be a great idea.

Dan

Shawn Mattingly wrote:
> I'd be up for something like that, I have a bunch of Fibre Channel gear
> I'd like to part with.
>
> Brian Roberson wrote:
>   
>> Ok....
>>
>> I cannot be the only one on this list that has a room full of <Insert  
>> any hardware term here> that they will never use ( or think they will  
>> never use).... Craigslist is not the right place to list this stuff,  
>> you always get those computer illiterates that want a whole system  
>> for nothing.... I have lots of cool stuff that I would just about  
>> give away to someone that knows what it actually is, not to mention  
>> the few 1000 dollars worth of low-level stuff that I think I should  
>> get $$ for!!
>>
>>
>> I so do not want to pack my crap up and sit somewhere answering silly  
>> questions to the layman, but I want to pair-down my hardware hoarding  
>> a little bit!
>>
>> I would... pack it all up one time if I knew I would not be coming  
>> home with it... maybe if the stuff that did not trade/sell for  
>> something went to somewhere that would either benefit from it, or I  
>> would at least get scrap $$ for it...
>>
>> Is there anyone interested in a mass trade-or-barter-or-sell athon on  
>> the list? I am sure we could find a big enough venue for all of us to  
>> bring our over-flowing <basements/spare rooms/garage> and leave with  
>> either cash, or the good feeling of donation at the end of the day...  
>> anyone up for something like this?
>>
>>
>> I have so much crap, that the sheer thought of listing it all out  
>> daunts me, I just need to CLEAN HOUSE!
>>
>> monitors, memory, half-working laptops, slow laptops, KVM's,  
>> printers, daughter cards, wireless, IDE/SCSI hard drives.... and that  
>> list is just looking around my (small) @ home work area...
>>
>>
>> I know Jay S. (reboot the user) may have a few idea's...... anyone  
>> else???????
>>
>>
>>
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