My first ever dumpster dive!

[Steve]

I was taking out the trash and recyclables, and next to the bins was a table and a rack full of mostly older stuff. I grabbed:

- A P4 631 (3.00GHz LGA775) (I have no board or cooler to test this with)
- Some sticks of RAM - some PC100, and 2x256MB DDR400
- A webcam
- A USB hub
- A Model M

There were some other things, like an old Lexmark Z22 inkjet, a UPS, and some kind of Slot 1 or Slot A CPU, but I think I'm happy for now.

Anyone else ever find stuff without even trying to look?

 

[nageov3t]

was that you that I called security on last night?

there was some guy dumpster diving outside my office building last night... we throw old parts and whatnot into a dumpster outside, but we sell it to a scrap metal place.

 

[Platypus]

Steve I'll take the model M

I'll add it to my collection of the best keyboard ever made.

 

[Steve]

No, this was just a few minutes ago. I forgot I also put a Linksys Wireless USB adapter and a Motorola DSL modem in my pockets.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: Steve
No, this was just a few minutes ago. I forgot I also put a Linksys Wireless USB adapter and a Motorola DSL modem in my pockets.

Where in Chicago was all this thrown out?

 

[El Guaraguao]

when i was a kid, i lived in a apt and one night i go out to throw the trash to find one of those long dumpster FILLED with a bunch of toys and furniture, somebody got evicted. I ended up with a OLD computer, train set, and some other stuff. a friend of mine actually dug through the shit and found a pair of laser guns complete with helmets and chest piece. that day was spent playing laser tag in the woods.

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: Steve
No, this was just a few minutes ago. I forgot I also put a Linksys Wireless USB adapter and a Motorola DSL modem in my pockets.

Where in Chicago was all this thrown out?

Not too far from you, I live at Sawyer and Wrightwood, a block west of the monument.

EDIT: I like to check the Free Stuff section of Craigslist, I recently offered to pick up a used Asus DVD drive, the guy offered me whole computer sans hard drive too. 1GHz Athlon, 512MB RAM, etc.

 

[UberNeuman]

I found a body.

 

[WildHorse]

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[theflyingpig]

Originally posted by: WildHorse
Have heard diving into dumpsters can infect you with hepatitis.

You heard wrong.

 

[Jimmah]

I regularly go diving at my old place of employments dumpster, they handle insurance claims exclusively dealing with electronics. This stuff is sometimes older than I am, sometimes still NIB, usually about 1-2 years old though, and ALWAYS piles of it. It gets tossed since they cannot sell or refurb it (conflict of interest), literally a medium 'ster gets filled once or twice a month. I wish I could take all of it sometimes, but I'd need a box van.

Last month was:

Acer 5950G
Toshiba A100-172
Averatec 3200
Acer 1640
Older Dell Inspiron (ended up not working)
Various fully working and non-working PC's (usually P4 3.06 ish level)
Apple 30" HD monitor
Acer 19" monitor
Xbox 360
Canon SD1100
DLink DIR-655 router
A really sweet looking floor buffer from the 70's (it's brand new minus one dent in the chrome)

Anyone in Ottawa who might need something PM me, I'll see what I can find of decent quality.

 

[Oceandevi]

I have found aquariums, speakers, and other random things. I wont go in them though. That's just nasty man

 

[TurtleCrusher]

I found my first gaming computer in a trash can. Around 2003-2004.

A P4 2.26ghz
512MB PC2100
Geforce 3
40Gb HDD
DVD drive

It worked just fine. IDK WTF was wrong with those people.

 

[Steve]

WTB: one AT to PS/2 adapter

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: Steve
WTB: one AT to PS/2 adapter

just buy a new cable, it'll be far easier in the long run than using an adapter.

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: GeekDrew

Originally posted by: Steve
WTB: one AT to PS/2 adapter

just buy a new cable, it'll be far easier in the long run than using an adapter.

It's part no. 1390120 - will there be a cable with PS/2 and that weird connector on the other end?

EDIT: OK, I see there are replacement cables at clickykeyboards.com, including PS/2 to SDL, but they are all sold out there. Also, what are the chances this model (part no.) doesn't 'know' PS/2? If this cable will work I'll get it.

 

[axelfox]

Originally posted by: Jimmah
I regularly go diving at my old place of employments dumpster, they handle insurance claims exclusively dealing with electronics. This stuff is sometimes older than I am, sometimes still NIB, usually about 1-2 years old though, and ALWAYS piles of it. It gets tossed since they cannot sell or refurb it (conflict of interest), literally a medium 'ster gets filled once or twice a month. I wish I could take all of it sometimes, but I'd need a box van.

Last month was:

Acer 5950G
Toshiba A100-172
Averatec 3200
Acer 1640
Older Dell Inspiron (ended up not working)
Various fully working and non-working PC's (usually P4 3.06 ish level)
Apple 30" HD monitor
Acer 19" monitor
Xbox 360
Canon SD1100
DLink DIR-655 router
A really sweet looking floor buffer from the 70's (it's brand new minus one dent in the chrome)

Anyone in Ottawa who might need something PM me, I'll see what I can find of decent quality.

:Q

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: WildHorse
Have heard diving into dumpsters can infect you with hepatitis.

yeah, bu tit's the fun kind.

 

[TurtleCrusher]

Originally posted by: Jimmah
I regularly go diving at my old place of employments dumpster, they handle insurance claims exclusively dealing with electronics. This stuff is sometimes older than I am, sometimes still NIB, usually about 1-2 years old though, and ALWAYS piles of it. It gets tossed since they cannot sell or refurb it (conflict of interest), literally a medium 'ster gets filled once or twice a month. I wish I could take all of it sometimes, but I'd need a box van.

Last month was:

Acer 5950G
Toshiba A100-172
Averatec 3200
Acer 1640
Older Dell Inspiron (ended up not working)
Various fully working and non-working PC's (usually P4 3.06 ish level)
Apple 30" HD monitor
Acer 19" monitor
Xbox 360
Canon SD1100
DLink DIR-655 router
A really sweet looking floor buffer from the 70's (it's brand new minus one dent in the chrome)

Anyone in Ottawa who might need something PM me, I'll see what I can find of decent quality.

If you would be willing to ship things out I could use some new LCD monitors

 

[Steve]

Just bumping to brag that the adapter arrived and the Model M works - in fact, I'm typing this post from it :smug;

 

[aircooled]

That's the kind of stuff I would throw away also. I've got too much stuff as it is.

 

[SP33Demon]

Wow, the economy must be rough nowadays...

 

[ViviTheMage]

I found an HP lasterjet on the curb a few weeks ago...HAD to pick it up, it was almost brand new looking...has 95% usage on the cartergidge, and still under factory warranty! So I warrantied the rollers, and it's working fine

 

[Iron Woode]

I threw out an Epson 286 PC and someone liberated it from the dumpster. Probably thought it was a newer pc.

I managed to score an old Panasonic wide carriage 24 pin dot matrix printer years ago in a dumpster. It looked awful, but I cleaned it up real good and bought a new ribbon for it. It worked like a charm. I sold it to a business looking for just such a printer to do invoices.

 

[MyThirdEye]

my grandma got caught dumpster diving a 5 months go. she is batshit insane.