Free - Germany only - IDE HDDs from 2 GB to 14 GB - Page 1
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author: Messtechniker
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 19, 2017, 03:58:41 pm
content: FREE - GERMANY ONLY.I have seven used IDE 2 GB to 14 GB drives, tested OK 5 years ago,for anyone in urgent need of such a small drive. For students I willeven bear the shipping cost.Will low level format and retest each drive before shipping. Anyone?If there is no interest, these drives will meet my 5 kg hammer.Yours Messtechniker

author: Messtechniker
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timestamp: March 24, 2017, 08:25:56 am
content: Since there is no interest. These HDDs will see a nearby folding press this afternoon.

author: Monkeh
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 24, 2017, 08:45:36 am
content: Ahhh, c'mon, do something fun with them - make music!

author: tpowell1830
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timestamp: March 24, 2017, 09:43:48 am
content: Quote from: Messtechniker on March 19, 2017, 03:58:41 pmReminds me of my first computer in 1991. It was a 80286, with 1 MB of memory and a 40 MB hard drive (plus a 5 1/4" floppy drive). And now we throw away multi GB drives.If I were there in Germany, I would take a few of these drives, even though I have an i7 that I work on with a TB drive, I still have a P3 with Windows 98 SE installed, although I have plenty of HD space on it.

author: Messtechniker
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timestamp: March 25, 2017, 01:27:40 pm
content: Quote from: Monkeh on March 24, 2017, 08:45:36 amSorry, I'm not the music making type - rather in fact a music recording typeSalvaged the very strong magnets. Strong enough to seriouslyhurt your fingers upon crushing.Will eventually stick them under a plastic bowl to collect small screwsremoved from repair items. Will save me from creeping along the floor in search ofdropped screws etc.

author: Messtechniker
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timestamp: March 25, 2017, 01:33:52 pm
content: Quote from: tpowell1830 on March 24, 2017, 09:43:48 amCome to think of it, the situation is even worse.We today are merrily discarding mobos with cheap sound cards on them which inevery aspect are by a factor of at least 10 better than 10.000 EUR professionaltape recorders (Telefunken M15 and alike) some 30 years ago!

author: madires
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 25, 2017, 02:26:51 pm
content: Back in the BBS days we did competitions in throwing old HDDs as far as possible at our BBQs. The cheap 5-1/4" Seagate SCSI drives were great for that.

author: Messtechniker
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 25, 2017, 05:31:31 pm
content: Quote from: madires on March 25, 2017, 02:26:51 pmYep, I remember that. And in front of quite an audience too.But today nobody seems interested in such an event any more.(Geman: Das interessiert heute keine Sau mehr).Everyone seems be more interested in their smearphonesAnyhow. Just finished gluing the magnets under a plastic dish cutfrom a piece of clear plastic packaging. You know, the type whereyou have to cut off the edges all round quite forcefully with scissors in order togain access to the contents. How I hate such packages.