Is it wrong that I just spent an unhealthy amount of time inventorying
all my computer electronics? Complete with a spreadsheet to indicate
where I've stashed everything?
But after taking apart the closet for the umpteenth time looking for
that ONE spare video card I /knew/ was in there somewhere* I got fed
up, and started sorting. All the USB cables in one bag, all those
stupid power bricks in another (neatly organized by type, natch). Same
with the expansion cards and hard-drives and everything else I could
find. And then stacked nicely into those storage cubes that seem to be
all the rage.
And - of course - everything listed on a spreadsheet so I can -
hopefully - find it again in the future.**
Turns out I have more - and less - than I expected. I thought I had
more external hard-drives, and had no idea I'd amassed as many CPUs as
I found. I did a bit of housecleaning too (did I really need SIX modem
cards? I hope not, since I don't have that many any more). All well
and good.
But maybe the spreadsheet thing was a bit much?
* it wasn't. It was in an entirely different location
** good luck, future me! But I don't hold out much hope for your
chances.
Nope. Can you please show us? ;)
Is it wrong that I just spent an unhealthy amount of time inventorying
all my computer electronics? Complete with a spreadsheet to indicate
where I've stashed everything?
But after taking apart the closet for the umpteenth time looking for
that ONE spare video card I /knew/ was in there somewhere* I got fed
up, and started sorting. All the USB cables in one bag, all those
stupid power bricks in another (neatly organized by type, natch). Same
with the expansion cards and hard-drives and everything else I could
find. And then stacked nicely into those storage cubes that seem to be
all the rage.
And - of course - everything listed on a spreadsheet so I can -
hopefully - find it again in the future.**
Turns out I have more - and less - than I expected. I thought I had
more external hard-drives, and had no idea I'd amassed as many CPUs as
I found. I did a bit of housecleaning too (did I really need SIX modem
cards? I hope not, since I don't have that many any more). All well
and good.
But maybe the spreadsheet thing was a bit much?
* it wasn't. It was in an entirely different location
** good luck, future me! But I don't hold out much hope for your
chances.
Is it wrong that I just spent an unhealthy amount of time inventorying
all my computer electronics? Complete with a spreadsheet to indicate
where I've stashed everything?
Is it wrong that I keep a history of my stuff? >http://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/about/toys.htmlWow! Great list!
Is it wrong that I keep a history of my stuff? >http://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/about/toys.htmlWow! Great list!
Is it wrong that I keep a history of my stuff? http://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/about/toys.html
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But maybe the spreadsheet thing was a bit much?
On Tue, 21 Feb 2023 03:30:09 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Is it wrong that I keep a history of my stuff? http://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/about/toys.html
My version isn't quite as detailed but I do the same with my PCs,
noting the components of my PCs and any repairs/replacements I do to
them. This is, of course, a seperate list from the inventory I just
created.
Also, my 'history' only goes back ten years. Well, I've records of
older computers, but not their updates or hardware specs. Largely
because I only started the list about ten years ago and most of the
older computers on that list I had to add from memory.
Still, it's sort of fun looking back at the old hardware and seeing
what I once considered 'top-end'. Sadly, many (but not all ;-) of
those older PCs have moved on - either sold, dismantled for parts, or
sent to e-waste. I suppose it's for the best - do I really have need
of thirty-year old PC? - but I know that, had I the space, I'd
probably have kept them. Hurrah for small homes?
Still, impressive list, Ant.
Is it wrong that I keep a history of my stuff? http://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/about/toys.html
Is it wrong that I just spent an unhealthy amount of time inventorying
all my computer electronics? Complete with a spreadsheet to indicate
where I've stashed everything?
I did a bit of housecleaning too (did I really need SIX modem
cards? I hope not, since I don't have that many any more). All well
and good.
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> writes:
One problem with my closet is, although I recently shipped a 20 kilo box
of old laptops, hard drives and phones to safe data destruction and >recycling, my closet is still nearly as full as before. Those weren't
things taking up much space, they were just the things that were easy to
get rid of. Hard drives especially, I kinda thought I'd wipe them myself
one of these days but come on, I don't have a SCSI card or a PATA card
(or IDE if you insist) any more. Let alone the cables. Or actually I had
a SCSI card until recently but for a classic PCI slot which I haven't
had in quite a while.
Cables though, I've tried to put different cables in different boxes but
it seems I end up with boxes of cables that are useless and the cables
that are actually in use are always too few or wrong length or (recently
with USB) wrong power rating. And of course, cables in use wear out and
break and get lost.
Then there's the special cables I haven't needed in years. I recently
found my old HP48 calculators in good working order but I didn't find
the serial cable to put my old software setups on them any more. And the >cable is a little proprietary. Oh well, I can get the connector needed
with leads attached and someone has published 3D-printable a plug that
goes around the connector and fits snugly in the calculators. So, sooner
or later I'll have the cable going again. Just need another wood tuit.
I did a bit of housecleaning too (did I really need SIX modem
cards? I hope not, since I don't have that many any more). All well
and good.
Uh, you kept five modem cards only?-> I think I kept an external modem
for quite some time since it had a leased line mode and I thought I
might use it for networking a shed or something like that. Would've
needed a second modem though. And a shed.
But maybe the spreadsheet thing was a bit much?
ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) writes:
Is it wrong that I keep a history of my stuff? http://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/about/toys.html
I wish I had kept track of my computers and their configurations but
lots of it is lost to time. I remember my first PC was a crappy Hyundai
386. Learned to buy clone components after that :)
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