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Yes computers are replaced on regular basis in places like Kinko's to keep up with technical change. But at a personal level, as a technologist, I still have a Pentium 1 or 2 sitting around the house in use. I would suspect that Mr. Burkett is as well. Fire and flood can destroy data as well. But, I have also seen drives survive Hurricane Hugo and industrial fires. It just depends on a lot of factors. But the drives themselves are sealed at manufacture.

The most telling opportunity for an investigator would be how Mr. Burkett delivered the documents. Did he email them or transmit them? That's nirvana for now it would be on a least 4 locations - Burkett's PC, Kinko's server, the operator's workstation and possibly the printer. Many printers now have hard drives and a residual copy would be there along with a printable log of when it was printed if someone hurries. Also what is Kinko's backup schedule? It could be on tapes as well sitting at Corporate.

p>But time is of the essence as at any crime scene. br> -- John McGinnis br> Arlington, Texas /p> p> KINKO'S COOPERATION br> Re: George Neumayr's Working Kinko's : /p> p>If anyone caught the date, or at least an approximate date, that documents were faxed from Kinko's, there should be a telephone (fax) number on record which will tell us who or what organization the fax was sent to (CBS, DNC, Xxx's for Kerry, Cleland's office, etc.). Duration of the connection would indicate the number of pages faxed. If the Kinko's shop is "cooperating" as the article suggests, getting a printout of phone charges should be a piece of cake. br> --

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