Retirement is the last phase of the system cycle and even retirement has a cost. The workmen walking into the Mac lab to examine how to remove the overhead projection system is an example of retiring an outdated technology. When I considered the arrival of the workmen after the presentation this was one of the many warning signs that securing the Mac lab was going to spell trouble in the presentation. There were nine computers down and the workmen came in to determine how to remove the non-functional projector. This made it obvious that the Mac lab is rarely used, hence its current state of neglect. Still, the show must go on.