21 Sep
2001
21 Sep
'01
10:25 a.m.
On September 19, Chuck McManis wrote:
So does anyone have a preferred way in which they
organize all the many
hundreds of bits of stuff you need when you are keeping older computers alive?
For storing stuff in boxes...I avoid cardboard nowadays...I've been
replacing them with those plastic "tubs" that one can purchase at
discount stores. They last longer, are waterproof, and more
stackable. They've also considerably cut down on the dust level in
the house.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Laurel, MD
21 Sep
21 Sep
12:30 p.m.
On September 19, Chuck McManis wrote:
So does anyone have a preferred way in which they
organize all the many
hundreds of bits of stuff you need when you are keeping older computers
alive?
If bits are it, I'd reccomend Skippy peanutbutter jars. They're clear and
unbreakable, like solid plastic bags. You can combine small and medium
sized in a single short depth drawer. On their side its easy to see and
find
things. They stack well too. Jif didn't seem to work as well for this.
John A.
22 Sep
22 Sep
9:14 p.m.
Someone wrote...
----- Original Message -----
I try to keep all the hundreds of bits of stuff I need to keep older
computers alive - inside the core plane. Normally I organize them by X/Y
co-ordinates.
Jay <ducking> West
So does anyone
have a preferred way in which they organize all the many
hundreds of bits of stuff you need when you are keeping older computers
alive?
21 Sep
21 Sep
1:41 p.m.
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2:53 p.m.
Since I have a great liking for green chili, I use the small (4-oz) cans that
once contained the jalapenos I use to house miscellaneous IC's and other small
parts. The cans stack nicely, and, with a minimum of help, seem to serve well.
The somewhat larger cans that are used for tuna, which I eat less frequently,
because it's better for me than the chili, seem to work quite well also.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Duell" <ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: Organization tips?
For storing
stuff in boxes...I avoid cardboard nowadays...I've been
replacing them with those plastic "tubs" that one can purchase at
discount stores. They last longer, are waterproof, and more
stackable. They've also considerably cut down on the dust level in
the house.
But generate more static (unless you've managed to find a cheap source of
the conductive ones)....
I use biscuit tins a lot. They are conductive (obviously) and should make
a nice Faraday cage to protect the PCBs and chips (the latter on
conductive foam, of course) stored inside.
-tony
1:56 p.m.
On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, Dave McGuire wrote:
On September 19, Chuck McManis wrote:
I have an Army surplus ammo case for my spare hard drives (filled layers
of bubble wrap.) The thing is airtight and actually hisses from the
pressure change when opened after being kept closed for some time.
I ran out of room in it and turned out some of my smaller capacity drives
to normal storage.
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So does anyone have a preferred way in which they
organize all the many
hundreds of bits of stuff you need when you are keeping older computers alive?
For storing stuff in boxes...I avoid cardboard nowadays...I've been
replacing them with those plastic "tubs" that one can purchase at
discount stores. They last longer, are waterproof, and more
stackable. They've also considerably cut down on the dust level in
the house.
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