TAG members working away on a computer chassis.
Modern research labs, like so many other businesses and institutions, accumulate large collections of deprecated computer equipment as their needs change and technology advances. As old gets swapped out for new, remnants from previous technological eras collect in the dusty corners of workspaces. Bricked hard drives, slow video cards, and beleaguered processors get shoved into closets, awaiting their eventual disposal. However, not all these computer parts are without …