Where do Computers go to Die

and sell them to pensioners and other unwitting people who think an Intel 486 25 mhz is still a good computer.

...a couple of days ago that a group of former prisoners were suing the State of Virginia (I think) because of the health effects of the "recycling" program that was run through the prison system. This guy said that after a day of swinging a hand sledge into monitors, everyone in the room would be covered with dust. They were told to just brush it off. No dust masks were made available.

Looks like we're just trying to export our problems. And the workers, no doubt, just don't have a clue about what they're doing to themselves. Or they're just too desperate to care. I've always said there's a special place in hell for those who exploit weaker folks. (With the exception of parents who make kids shovel snow and rake lawns.)

I haven't known what to do with them. I haven't tossed them in the garbage for precisely the reason noted in your article. So they go in my garage, take up precious space and collect dust.

They make great Linux servers and a way to spread
services over several machines -- becomes harder
to penetrate in a DMZ use case since not much is
available for leverage in each machine.