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| From | Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Old cables and other things to hoard (Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape) |
| Date | 2026-08-30 06:48 -0700 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <1171cao$3ung$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <1787928830-14325@newsgrouper.org> <6A92FD24.16223.news.afc@realitycheckbbs.org> <1788042690-14325@newsgrouper.org> |
On 2026-08-29 15:31, SpallsHurgenson (NG) wrote: > "Kurt Weiske" <kurt.weiske@realitycheckbbs.org.remove-lo6-this> posted: >> To: SpallsHurgenson(NG) >> -=> SpallsHurgenson(NG) wrote to alt.folklore.computers <=- >> >> Sp> I occasionally tried null-modem cables for transfer. It was never >> Sp> satisfactory for me. Firstly, you were always limited to just two >> Sp> computers, which meant a lot of cable swapping. Then getting the >> Sp> machines to handshake, and the slow-transfer rates... it was always >> Sp> easier for me, back then, to just yank out the floppy disks. >> >> I have gotten rid of many obsolete cables over the years - first MFM >> ribbon cables, then ATA cables, then older USB cables, an old AT >> keyboard extension cable, parallel cables, and the list goes on. >> >> The one legacy cable I keep around is a laplink DB9 to DB9 serial >> cable. I'm sure it'll come in handy *someday*... > > > I admire your ability to discard. I still have a host of old cables. I'd > be more willing to toss them out if --time and time again-- I didn't find > use for the old things. Sure, I might not need that SCSI-50-to-25 cable > /right now/ but who knows what may happen in the next twenty years? There's > many the time I've been working on a project and have kicked myself for > discarding some 'obsolete' component ten years back that would have been > perfect for just that moment. > > That said... I probably /could/ survive a culling of some of the > IEC power cables. I'm pretty sure those things breed like rabbits, I've > so many of them. I am also a hoarder - because I have been burned by having culled stuffed that turned out to be irreplaceable. I suppose by IEC power cables, you mean the NEMA 5-15 to IEC 60320 type C13 cable. It is true that as you throw out old computers and buy newer ones, you accumulate a bunch of them. I also regularly use NEMA 5-15 to IEC C5, and NEMA 1-15 to IEC C7. And since I regularly (every year or two) visit family in Denmark, I often need an "Europlug" or "type C" male to NEMA 1-15 female adapter. Right now, I am accumulating a ton of USB-A male to USB-C male, most of them either 6 inches long or 6 feet long, while I am having to buy some 2 feet long. -- Lars Poulsen - an old geek in Santa Barbara, California
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Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape SpallsHurgenson(NG) <user14325@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-08-26 15:02 +0000
Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-26 18:54 +0200
Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-27 00:48 +0000
Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-27 08:39 +0200
Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-27 21:10 +0000
Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape SpallsHurgenson(NG) <user14325@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-08-28 14:53 +0000
Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-28 22:22 +0000
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Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-29 21:07 +0000
Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2026-08-30 12:18 -0400
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Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape SpallsHurgenson(NG) <user14325@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-08-29 22:31 +0000
Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-30 10:24 +0100
Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-30 20:00 +0000
Old cables and other things to hoard (Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape) Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-08-30 06:48 -0700
Re: Old cables and other things to hoard (Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape) Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-30 15:49 +0000
Re: Old cables and other things to hoard (Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape) Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-08-30 12:48 -0700
Re: Old cables and other things to hoard (Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-31 13:04 +0200
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Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape Daniel <me@fuhgitabutit.com> - 2026-08-28 01:09 -0700
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Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-26 05:13 +0000
Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-26 18:08 +0000
Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-27 00:45 +0000
Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2026-08-27 11:58 -0400
Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape antispam@fricas.org (Waldek Hebisch) - 2026-08-26 14:11 +0000
Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-27 00:52 +0000
Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-27 08:44 +0200
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