It's a Long Process

[billroper]

Went after one of the bookshelves in the office today and threw out a lot of stuff. I probably should have thrown out a few more things, but it's rough tossing out software, no matter how obsolete.

On the other hand, I now have at least 150 blank CD-Rs, having found 50 on the shelf to go with the 100 I bought today at Office Depot. At least the new ones were on sale.

Comments

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

"...but it's rough tossing out software, no matter how obsolete."

I remember filling an entire trash bin with useless software back when I lived in Oak Park. A couple of hours later, neighbors were scavanging the stuff. I am sure it all stayed in their offices, unused, for a few more years before they themselves re-threw it all away.

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[catalana.livejournal.com]

I have disks for games I loved that only run on machines we don't have...generally on operating systems we don't have either. Like Amiga games. And some really old Atari games. (One of our Ataris is still functional, one isn't.) But, but, but...they have happy memories! I mean, I can't get rid of Temple of Apshai - it was my first computer game! Dad had to play it with me because the secret doors made scary SPROING noises (hey, I was under 5, okay?) When you went into a room you had to look up what the treasure was in the booklet; it would say Treasure T (or whatever) and you had to look in the book to find out "Oh, that's 500 gold pieces and a ruby" (or whatever.) (After awhile you got so you knew the good ones on sight.)

Okay, maybe I should stop rhapsodizing about this computer game. You don't need to keep backing away from me slowly, honest.

But, then again, I used to sit on Dad's lap while he played Zork before I could read. I was a weird kid.

[poltr1]

....it's rough tossing out software, no matter how obsolete.

I know that feeling all too well. I still have some software and books that predate Windows 95. (Example: Microsoft Office 4.2 on CD-ROM, which I paid $100 for at a computer show years ago.) My thought is, "Someone out there must still be using Windows 3.1 or 3.0, so I'm not gonna throw them out." And so, they get boxed and put in storage.