[clue-talk] Intel and eBay recycle computer program

[Sean LeBlanc]

On 01-08 08:17, Jeff Cann wrote:
> Leave it to eBay to do something we've needed for a long time:
> 
> "You don't want to throw them out, and you don't know what to do with them," 
> said eBay chief executive Meg Whitman, who launched the "Rethink" initiative 
> at the annual International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas."
> 
> http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&ie=UTF-8&ncl=http://www.news10.net/storyfull1.asp%3Fid%3D8950

That's cool. Along these lines, I've put items on denverfreecycle, part of
freecycle [http://www.freecycle.org/] and most have gone pretty fast. I had
a 14" monitor and an Alpha to get rid of, for example. Based on the response
I got on the Alpha and the monitor, I'd say there is still a need for
computers locally...many folks confused the Alpha with an Intel-compatible
that could run Win9x/XP. 

I'm not sure how fast individual parts would go. I have yet to have someone
claim my Nokia's battery, which I really don't want to toss.

I was just wondering about such software to wipe a drive - I was going to
ask here if anyone knew of a Linux bootable floppy/CD that'd wipe a drive
for example. I imagine Tom's root boot could do it? Thanks for the link.

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