In Building 1, old furniture, appliances and sometimes machine tools are sold on a first-come, first served basis to the general public. In Building 4, technical equipment like computers and test equipment is sold. It is important to realize that Purdue is a hundreds of millions of dollars a year enterprise and so the scale of what is thrown away is significant. These pictures were taken in March 2001. Administrative office in front and Building 1 in the background.
Public parking is outside the fence.
Looking in Building 4's door. These old Sun 6' racks were added to the Civil Engineering computer room. A better look inside Building 4. There are computers of all shapes and descriptions in this building. The total inventory turns over 4 or 5 times a year.