The End of an Era
It’s about time – at least, that’s what my wife will say when she learns that I have finally ditched the last remnants of a stockpile of old computer parts that I was hanging onto.
These are parts which were actually dead at the beginning of this decade, but I was loathe to part with them for reasons which continue to escape me.
Here is a short list of the relics that will finally meet their demise by tomorrow:
- One Diamond Multimedia Monster 3D video card
- One PCI 33.6K modem
- A couple PS/2 Keyboards
- Several Mice with serial connectors (yes, serial!)
- Several ISA and VL-Bus I/O cards
- One ISA Joystick controller card
- One broken Canon BubbleJet printer
- Several manual port-switchers for with female 9-pin serial connectors
Getting rid of this stuff will give me more space to collect this decade’s soon-to-be-obsolete cables, cards and connectors. I have a couple of sound cards that I might hang on to for a bit. (Makes for good spousal conflicts).
Wife: What’s this?
Me: That? It’s a PCI-based sound card for a mini-tower system.
Wife: Do you even buy machines with PCI slots anymore?!?
Me: That’s not the point! You never know when someone with an 8-year old machine might have a broken sound card!
Wife: Whatever!
Me: Just remember that time that you made me throw out those old non-functional laptops and not a week later, someone needed a component that I could have salvaged from them.
Wife: That was ONE time.
Me: Hey, you never know…
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I wonder what next year’s battle will sound like… :)
About Logik!
Andrew S. Baker aka ASB aka Logik!
Andrew S. Baker is a business-savvy, hands-on IT leader with expertise in mentoring people, mitigating risk, and integrating technology to drive innovation and maximize business results. He creates competitive advantage for organizations through effective IT leadership: implementation of processes and controls, and architecture of robust business solutions.
Mr. Baker has successfully led a number of high-performance technology teams in designing, deploying and maintaining secure, cost-effective computing environments for well-known companies, including Warner Music Group, The Princeton Review, Bear Stearns, About.com, and Lewco Securities.
For over a decade, Andrew has exhibited thought leadership on technology and business topics via mailing lists, technical forums, blogs, and professional networking groups, along with contributions to podcasts, webinars, and over 20 technical/business magazine articles. He also serves on several boards and committees for non-profit organizations, and within the Seventh-day Adventist church.
His personal interests include Astronomy, Basketball, Bible Study, Chess, Comics, Computers,
Family Life Ministries, Reading, Strategy/Role Playing games, and Professional Networking...
A summary of Andrew's current résumé is available here, and he can be reached on a variety of social and professional networks, including LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.