Bill I agree with your last statement they will just throw them away.  I am=
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now 80 years
old and a ham (KD5WWI) and am trying to get all of my electronic parts=20
catalogued so
I can start selling them.  I have between 1.5 and 2 million parts of all=20
kinds.  I have 10,000
of many inductors,  capacitors, resistors, diodes,and transistors,  I also=
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have 100s of meters
in several types,  and switches in several types.  I have many other parts=
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not listed and the
list is too long to list here.  I know if I should die most of this would b=
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thrown out.  I can
use the money so I will start selling in a few months.

Derward Myrick  KD5WWI





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From: "William "Chops" Westfield" <westfw@mac.com>
To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: [OT] Are 78RPM records worth anything ?


>
> On Dec 27, 2011, at 9:47 AM, Dwayne Reid wrote:
>
>> get a turntable capable of playing 78
>> RPM records in decent working order and store it
>> with the records.
>
> I have found out the hard way that "typical" turntables "decay" when not=
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> in use (rubber belts and capstans and things harden and/or rot.)
>
> OTOH, I have heard that you can decode some LPs using a digital (optical)=
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> scanner or camera...
>
> Alas, they're likely to end up like my grandfather's tools, dad's stamp=20
> collection or my electronics parts. Your kids will be cleaning out your=20
> house after the funeral, saying "gee, why did Dad save all this stuff=20
> anyway?  Do you think we should try to find someone who's interested in=20
> it, or just throw it away?"  :-(
>
> BillW
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