rbj@nav.icst.nbs.gov (Root Boy Jim) (12/03/88)
> >... How would one go about > >chaining a workstation down? Are there products on the market? R.B. Install SunOS :-) > One very sneaky trick that used to be quite useful was to just chain the > power cord to something. Easy enough to do with a light chain... If I wanted to steal something, I'd just cut the power cord. I think most are adept at replacing them even if the are attached. And everyone's got a few extra lying around; when you chuck that old TV, what's the only part you save? (Root Boy) Jim Cottrell (301) 975-5688 <rbj@nav.icst.nbs.gov> or <rbj@icst-cmr.arpa> Crackers and Worms -- Breakfast of Champions!
henry@uunet.uu.net (12/16/88)
>> One very sneaky trick that used to be quite useful was to just chain the >> power cord to something... >If I wanted to steal something, I'd just cut the power cord. I think most >are adept at replacing them even if the are attached... Most people at NBS, or reading Sun-Spots, perhaps; most potential thieves, no. The days when anyone with his own computer could be relied on to be a competent (or even incompetent) hardware basher are long gone. It's very hard to stop theft by someone who is beyond the screwdrivers-only level of tool use, but fortunately such people are a small minority. Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology uunet!attcan!utzoo!henry henry@zoo.toronto.edu