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IT departments traditionally dispose of outdated or damaged computer equipment through employee sales, charitable donations or trips to the local dump. Some however, go beyond these normal methods transforming dead computer hardware into works of art, clocks, and even garden fixtures.

The following TechRepublic galleries show decommissioned computers used as art, scale models, retail displays, targets and in a variety of other ways:

But this video was a new one for me. According to the creators of this video, 1320 Maxtor hard drives, with 660 terabytes of combined storage, where used to create this chain of hard drive dominos.

Bill DetwilerBill Detwiler is Head Technology Editor of TechRepublic. Previously, he worked as a Support Tech and IT Manager in the social research and energy industries. Read his full bio and profile. You can also follow him on Twitter.

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I see this as computer animation BALTHOR | 05/23/08
RE: Maxtor hard drive dominos k9fe@... | 05/24/08
RE: Maxtor hard drive dominos therealbeadweaver2002@... | 05/28/08
Someone needs to learn how to use the zoom on his camcorder. moglor103@... | 05/28/08

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