• Really old WiFi and serial cables and phone cables - just recycle?

    From David@21:1/5 to All on Sat Sep 14 14:35:38 2024
    I have drawers full of serial cabling from when Windows 2000 was young,
    and before.
    Also loads of phone cabling when such things were needed.
    I also have WiFi adapters from (I think) 802.11b onwards.

    Is anyone likely to want any of this before I recycle?

    For WiFi, which is the oldest specification worth keeping?
    Earlier security is not secure.
    802.11b at least just slows down your network.

    No doubt I will find loads of old USB memory sticks of trivial size, also
    SD cards.
    Again I assume that as many Gigabytes can be had for not very much these
    are pointless now.

    Cheers



    Dave R



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  • From Theo@21:1/5 to David on Sat Sep 14 16:27:06 2024
    David <wibble@btinternet.com> wrote:
    I have drawers full of serial cabling from when Windows 2000 was young,
    and before.
    Also loads of phone cabling when such things were needed.
    I also have WiFi adapters from (I think) 802.11b onwards.

    Is anyone likely to want any of this before I recycle?

    For WiFi, which is the oldest specification worth keeping?
    Earlier security is not secure.
    802.11b at least just slows down your network.

    No doubt I will find loads of old USB memory sticks of trivial size, also
    SD cards.
    Again I assume that as many Gigabytes can be had for not very much these
    are pointless now.

    Only you can answer whether they're of use for the things you're likely to
    do. Are you likely to do 'retrocomputing'? Need to talk to some gadget
    with a serial port?

    Bear in mind that keeping stuff has an opportunity cost in terms of what
    else you could use the space for. The value of the space depends on whether you live in a 1 bed flat or a farm with endless outbuildings.

    Look on ebay to see what such things go for, take off 20% ebay fees, and
    then work out whether it's worth your while photographing, listing and
    posting the items for the money you'd get.

    If the items are already plentiful on ebay and listed for cheap, maybe you could treat it a bit like a library: save money in storage 'rent' while
    having the ability to buy what you specifically need next time.

    Some people have different needs, or more storage space. Maybe you have a local FB/Freecycle/whatever group for giving away things to people locally - once postage is involved it makes low value things less attractive unless
    you find someone who really wants some item. It also depends how much
    hassle you can be bothered with dealing with annoying people on FB/Freecycle/etc.

    Theo

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