This weekend I’m focusing on unpacking the various boxes of stuff that should go in my office. Being the family geek means I accumulate quite a collection of computer pieces, cables, and other things to hang on my utility belt. So far I’ve uncovered:
- 8 Keyboards (1 USB, 5 PS2, and 2 AT)
- 6 Mice (5 PS2, 1 COM port)
- 10 power cables
- 14 network cables
- 2 parallel cables
- 1 AT extension cable
- 2 old Palm Pilots (a III and a V)
- 3 unusable cell phone chargers
- 30 100MB Zip disks, and a parallel port Zip drive
- 2 PCI network adaptors
- 2 video cards
- 1 56k internal modem
- 1 ISA internal radio card (I loved that thing!)
- More 3.5″ floppies than I care to count
- 3 usable monitors
- 1 spare fully functioning PC running Windows ME
That’s not counting the stuff that’s actually in use or hooked up (2 PCs, 2 laptops) or the stuff I’m saving for my “museum” – an Apple IIc (with green monochrome monitor), Tandy TRS-80, 286, 386, and a 486.
I may throw a couple things out.
You sir, are a pack rat. Are you ever going to make use of all that junk or are you just working on violating the fire codes?
I go through cycles where the inventory is more or less. But you just never know when you might need something!
Someone FINALLY agrees with me!! I ask Derek this all the time and I can hardley get him to move all this crap into the attic.