Digital Spring Cleaning: The Final List!

With this entry, I more or less bring my Electronic DeKluttering Project (EDP) (see Digital Spring Cleaning) to a close, something I'm very pleased and excited to report!

Harboring three computers was bad enough (see a A Tale of Two Computers). However, it may be less obvious that electronic gadgets spawn their own peripheral, klutter-y, flotsam and jetsam. And, as the list below will graphically demonstrate, this just adds up to a big ole' pile of stuff!

Once again, my cousin Julio (see The Diskard) came to the rescue and happily took the whole kit and caboodle off my hands. When he picked it up earlier this past week, he advised that he had already found new homes for a lot of it! This of course delights me to no end.

All I can say is, thanks again Julio!

In any event, I am posting this list in all its klutterish glory, not only to show what exactly had accumulated that I was no longer using, but to also show that with a little imagination, persistence and knowing who to contact, you can actually responsibly dispose of quite a few more things than you might at first think.

Perhaps some of you will be able to create even longer lists than this! Well, I say have at it and happy dekluttering!

http://twigghugger.blogspot.com/2007/05/diskard.html TARGET=NEW> The Floppies

1. 9 boxes (10-20 disks each) of disk
2. 4 boxes (10-20 disks each)
3. a number of blank, never-been-used disks

Hardware

1. Altec Lansing speakers & subwoofer
2. BSR External CD-ROM player - 6800MX
3. Iomega External Zip Drive 100
4. Panasonic KX-P1180 Impact Dot Matrix Printer w/stand and cables
5. several computer cables

Related Accessories

1. Mouse Pad
2. Plastic keyboard cover
3. Telephone cords
4. HP Inkjet print cartridge - black (#45)
5. 5.25" Disk Holders/Cases - 4 (medium sized)
6. 5.25" Disk Holder- 1 (large)

Manuals and Books (scads of 'em!)

1. Advanced Graphics With the IBM Personal Computer by Ian O. Angel (1985)
2. ACS295 Altec Lansing User Guide
3. CompuAdd - Color Monitor (VGA) User's Manual
4. CompuAdd System Manual for Models 212/216 (1989) - loose-leaf, w/ various system disks (8) CompuAdd Model 212/216 Setup Disk MS-DOS v. 401 Install
   MS-DOS v. 401 Operating 1 MS-DOS v. 401 Select 1
   MS-DOS v. 401 Operating 2 MS-DOS v. 401 Select copy
   MS-DOS v. 401 Operating 3 MS-DOS v. 401 Shell
5. Daily Planner & Calendar for Publisher: 3.0 for Windows (User's Guide) (1993)
6. Dell D1028L Color Monitor User's Guide (Digital AutoScan Color Monitor)
7. Dell Dimension Vxxx and Vxxxc Systems Setup Guide (1998)
8. Dell Dimension Vxxx and Vxxxc Systems Reference & Troubleshooting Guide (1998)
9. Dell-Installed Microsoft Windows 98 Set-up Guide (1998)
10. Fast EtherLink XL User's Guide & Quick Guide (1998) - w/ disks
11. Getting Started: Microsoft Windows 98
12. Halo DTP Manual (Desk Top Publishing Editor): v. 1.3 - Guide to Operations (1988)
13. Hand - Scanner Utility Scankit v.1.01 (1989) - w/ 3 Program disks v. 1.3b
14. HP DeskJet 880C Series Printer: User's Guide (for Windows) (12/98)
15. Integrator Manual 3rd ed (3/89) - w/ diskettetopics covered include: The Calculator File Manager
    Appointment Calendar Game
    Editor PC-FullBak
16. Keyboard (Ergonomic) User's Guide
17. Logitech Paintshow Plus: User's Manual (1989)
18. Logitech MouseMan User's Guide - w/ diskette
19. Making the Most of Your Money (Intuit) Quicken 2000
20. Managing Your Money: User's Guide for 256K IBM(R), PC and Compatibles - v.5.0 - by Andrew Tobias (1988, Meca)
21. Managing Your Money: The Official Guide to Version 6 - by Andrew Tobias (1989, Brady Books/Simon Schuster)
22. Mars 105 Hands-Scanner Users Manual (Marstek)
23. Microsoft Works Suite 99 Manual w/ disks
24. Norton Antivirus User's Guide - v.5, Windows 98 / Windows 95 etc.
25. Outlook 98 10 Minute Guide: Master the Essentials You Need in 10 Minutes or Less by Joe Habraken (1998, Que)
26. PC-FullBak - Manual w/ disk
27. ProComm Reference Manual (1986) v.2.4
28. SD-M1202/ATAPI DVD-ROM: Technical Notes v.A0, 6/98
29. Software CineMaster DVD Playback: User's Guide - w/ CD
30. VGA Card Software Manual: A Supplement to the VGA User's Guide (1988)
31. VGA Card User's Guide: For IBM PC/XT/AT & Compatible Computers & IBM Personal System/2 Models 25 & 30 (1988)
32. WordPerfect Manual (1989) - v. 5.1, loose-leaf w/ 11 diskettes Install/Learn/Utilities 1 Spell/Thesaurus 1
    Install/Learn/Utilities 2 Spell/Thesaurus 2
    Program 1 Printer 1
    Program 2 Printer 2
    PTR Program/Graphics 1 Printer 3
    PTR Program/Graphics 2

Miscellaneous Software (mostly DOS based)

1. 3Com U.S. Robotics CD-ROM
2. Art Gallery BAK-UP Diskette
3. Best EGA/VGA Tetris Clones (Reasonable Solutions, 4 disks)
4. CityMap - NY (Softkey) 5 diskettes
5. Crossword Puzzle Creator (Reasonable Solutions)
6. Dell/AT&T ConnectDirect CD
7. Dell Dimension ResourceCD
8. Epson Driver(?)
9. Grammatik II original disk & BAK-UP
10. HealthAide (Reasonable Solutions, 2 disks)
11. Home Buyer's Guide Collection (Reasonable Solutions, 2 disks)
12. Inmagic
13. Kedit
14. Managing Your Money (1987) 4 disks
15. Managing Your Money (1988) 5 disks
16. Managing Your Money (1989) (v.6) 5 disks
17. Meal-Master (Reasonable Solutions, 3 disks)
18. Microsoft Works Suite 2003) - 6 disks
19. Mouse Software v. 4.10 - original disk & BAK-UP
20. Music Trans Sys II (Reasonable Solutions)
21. Paintshow Plus (Logitech) v. 2.21
22. Pianoman (Reasonable Solutions)
23. PC Outline (Shareware Express)
24. PCWrite Utility BAK-UP Diskette
25. PCWrite Program BAK-UP Diskette
26. PrintMaster
27. Procomm 2.4.2 - Premier Computer Innovations (1988)
28. Sierra Entertainment Demo w/ Manhunter & Goldrush
29. Software Labs Print Shop Graphics Library
30. Unicom RemDat2(?)
31. VGA Card Utilities (2 disks)
32. Wheel of Fortune (3rd ed)

Miscellaneous DOS-based Games

1. Beyond Columns, VS2 Demo
2. Blocks, Fallout, Dlink, Stetris
3. Blockout
4. Brix
5. Egaint
6. Carmen San Diego
7. Colors
8. Comrade
9. Flip
10. Frac
11. Paga2
12. Paga3
13. Quatris2
14. Rampcube
15. Sitris