OT: Novel uses for old hardware?

Sat Aug 28 22:46:42 UTC 2004

On 28 Aug 2004, at 14:38, John Ferriby wrote:

> Is anyone aware of lists or sites dedicated to novel
> uses for old hardware?
>
> I'm trying to figure out what to do with some old working
> gear that is valued practically as scrap.  e.g. old lucent/ascend
> max 4002 units.  Me thinks they are 6 year old antiques.

Your six-year-old antiques might be perfectly fine production gear for 
operators in other parts of the world. I would be trying to find a way 
to ship them cheaply to South Asia or Africa (or finding some other 
organisation that already works in those regions who would know how to 
distribute it).

Joe