May 2006
Intermediate to advanced
224 pages
6h 55m
English

Laser printers and photocopiers are full of especially interesting mechanical parts, with myriad gears and a variety of sensors and electromechanical components.
When my Laserwriter 12/640 PS tragically passed away, I ended up with drawers full of useful and fascinating components.
Photograph by Tom Owad
Old computers vary greatly in their desirability. A handful of systems are in great demand. No Altair 8800 or DEC PDP-8 is going into the trash, but more common computers, especially ones that were popular in schools, are still headed for the dump by the truckload. What’s to happen to ...
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