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| Another Registry for Stolen Computers
Another Registry for Stolen Computers -- Rob Jorgensen wrote to inform us of another database where you can register stolen machines or check serial numbers on used machines you're considering buying. The American Computer Exchange Database of Stolen Computers appears to work similarly to O'Grady's Stolen PowerBook Registry mentioned in "Ripped Off!" in TidBITS-442. [ACE]
<http://www.amcoex.com/AmCoEx/Stolen/>
<http://celebs.ogrady.com/larceny/>
<http://db.tidbits.com/article/05033>
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