Re: AUGD: QUESTION : Ending an Era OS/9
Re: AUGD: QUESTION : Ending an Era OS/9
- Subject: Re: AUGD: QUESTION : Ending an Era OS/9
- From: Dennis Wurster <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:09:37 -0400
To anyone who might be looking for help unburdening themselves, check out http://discardia.com/
On Oct 3, 2012, at 11:46 AM, "Chris Hart, MyMacTech.com" <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> I know your situation and the decision you face.
>
> For the longest time I was saving, saving, saving. Then the burden of
> accumulated mac stuff became unbearable. And as I looked on ebay for the
> value of some of the items that I thought might be novel enough to spark
> commerce, I was disappointed at how little I was likely to get. I decided
> none of it was worth my time and effort to sell online. So I slowly got
> rid of it all.
>
> Like you, I was holding onto some particular old Macs, so that I could
> also access old media when I was approached for that. (And there was a
> period in the early 2000's where I did quite a bit of that kind of work
> for clients.) But recently I realized that it's been probably 4 years
> since anyone brought me any old media to recover data from and that was my
> sign to stop holding onto this stuff. So in fact I got rid of the last of
> my old Mac hardware, peripherals and software earlier this year. The
> hardware I brought to my local electronics recycling events that happen
> throughout the year (sponsored by my state and area towns).
>
> It was heartbreaking to see the thousands of dollars that I was throwing
> out! (Based on what was actually paid for the stuff back in the day.)
> The pile of SCSI cables that I dumped were probably close to $500 in
> original value! Technological progress is wonderful and it sucks at the
> same time. :-P
>
> In the end, I think it's best to let go of everything that you can stand
> to. Because, as a society, I think we engage in too much saving of
> "stuff" (even bordering on hoarding in some cases). This is obviously a
> very personal decision, but I felt much better about having less "stuff"
> in my life, once I disposed of all that old hardware.
>
> Chris Hart
> President, Connecticut Macintosh Connection
> Central Connecticut's User Group Devoted To Apple Technology
> http://www.ctmac.org
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