Zip Drive / Plethora of cables

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I've decided I'm a geeky hoarder type person. I am cleaning out my study and have Rs232 cables, 10-T Hubs, Token Ring cables, Zip drives etc..

Is there really any use for this stuff? I hate throwing it away, but, well, I guess it's all 20+ years old ...

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As I look to the shelf that I clean next I have a US Robotics ISDN modem ... on the plus side also an American 3DO and a Japanese SNES. All of which need to sadly go as well.

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I'm glad to see it isn't just me with all this. It drives my wife completely insane that I have a room full of 'junk'. Even though I KNOW someone is going to want that RS232 gender bender I currently have sitting on my desk.

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colin_p said:

I'm not in "IT" but have used it for a long time.

Messing about with config.sys and autoexec.bat files when you have no idea what you are doing to make Doom run is an enduring memory for me.

In the late 90's I bought a CD burner that piggy backed off the old printer port. Cost me about £500 back then and I only used it a few times as it was such a faff. I only bought it to make music CD's for the car, oh what a nightmare that turned out to be. It is in the loft as I haven't got the nerve to sling it.

It is amazing how things have moved on though.

Oh yes ... as I look at my 128GB MicroSD card that is the size of my little fingernail.