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Conference 7.286::digital

Title:	The Digital way of working

Moderator:	QUARK::LIONELON

Created:	Fri Feb 14 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5321
Total number of notes:	139771

1876.0. "How to give away hardware" by NEADEV::HANDLOFF (NOTARY SOJAC) Thu Apr 30 1992 12:47

    I am trying to donate some VT100's to my local library and am
    having a hard time because nobody around here has done this
    sort of thing. I would appreciate aid or advice. 
    
    Thanks,
    
    Hillel

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1876.1	Another source?	GOTIT::harley	Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain...	`Thu Apr 30 1992 13:38`	22
	I just ran across this in the ne.general USENET newsgroup... /harley From: [email protected] (Peter Ott) Subject: vt100's for charity Organization: Liant Software Corporation Distribution: usa Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 13:01:12 GMT I (my company) has a number of vt100's that we are willing to donate to a non-profit organization or school. If you or someone you know is interested, please contact me ASAP. We would also consider selling these for a very small fee, but our preference is to donate them to someone in need. Thanks- -Peter. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter L. Ott Liant Software Corporation 959 Concord Street, Framingham, Mass. 01701-4613 - 508-626-0006 x306
1876.2	Your Gummint at Work	DENVER::DAVISGB	I'd rather be driving my Jag	`Thu Apr 30 1992 14:25`	6
	I remember a trip up to Los Alamos about two years ago. As we passed by one pickup in the parking lot (Dept. of Energy vehicle), I noticed that it was full of old VT100 carcasses and keyboards... Sad......
1876.4	Try Property Disposition Center	NETCUR::TUFTS		`Thu Apr 30 1992 15:57`	8
	You have to pass it through something like the "Property Disposal Center" which was in Northboro. They would send you appropriate paperwork with a No Charge Shipping Authorization to get it out of the building as a donation. I think they got a tax write-off for donations. Try there or the Property Disposition Center in Contoocook, NH DTN 267-2257. Schools and libraries love to get this stuff. Sharon
1876.5	When did the gates re-open?	NEWVAX::PAVLICEK	Zot, the Ethical Hacker	`Thu Apr 30 1992 16:27`	13
	re: .3 Interesting. I wonder when the policy changed. Last I knew (about 3 years ago, I think), a memo came down from the Kingdom in the North stating that donation of used equipment was now strictly forbidden. It had to be sent to Salvage, where it would be sold as scrap metal (providing that no one picked it off DIAL, that is). It would be interesting to find out when this policy was changed. -- Russ
1876.6		R2ME2::CMURRAY	Chuck Murray	`Thu Apr 30 1992 18:47`	13
	I think Russ is right in .5. I too recall discussion of this topic a while back. I believe the prohibition against donating old equipment is based on the grief and bad "public relations" that can result (and maybe have resulted?). That is, if we give away technology that is outdated and more likely to break down than new stuff, and if we don't provide free service coverage, we're likely to end up with dissatisfied users who associate DEC with obsolete, unreliable technology. And rather than being seen as a benefactor of worthy causes, the company risks being viewed as a tightwad "too cheap" to donate modern technology and merely looking for a tax write-off for giving away "junk." Sort of a "heads-you-lose, tails-you-lose" proposition.
1876.7	Donations are possible...	MARX::BAIRD	Not bad, 4 out of 6	`Fri May 01 1992 13:59`	6
	Donations are being made according to current policy. A copy of them, which I mailed to the base noter, can be found on VTX at WASTE. Recollections of stopping the practice are correct. Now it's started again.