serial modems for dialup -- SCSI scanner just recycle?

[blatboy]

Happy New Year!

I got my hands on a lot of old computer gear recently.  None of it is that interesting on the Mac side of thing (some interesting Amiga pieces...) but there are a couple of serial modems that were used with classic (compact basically) macs.  One is 14.4K (a Line Link 144e for Macintosh in a box) and the other is 56K.  

There's also a decent looking SCSI scanner... no ADP port... as well...

In all reality, the best thing for me to do is recycle this stuff, yes?  I see no use for it and it seems like a pain in the butt to try to sell every little thing on ebay.  I'm a pretty busy dude.   If we were talking network cards for a SE30 it'd be a different story...

Thanks for any input.

 

[CJ_Miller]

The easiest way to recycle anything is through reuse. So if you don't need them, you could give them to somebody who does. Just keep in mind that somebody who needs an SCSI scanner or phone modem can't likely afford to pay a lot for them. Perhaps you could try to sell them at a nominal price to cover shipping.

Something people often disregard when thinking about recycling is that a things value is not determined entirely by what it is made out of - but also the time, expense, and technique that went into its original manufacture. As well as what work can be done with it contemporaneously. Your average person wouldn't pay much for a handful of oil and sand, although that's basically what a computer or peripheral is. Even the crappiest old appliance is worth more than the elements it was made from.

 

[blatboy]

So, I should try to sell it for next to nothing on Ebay?  I have no problem with that from a $$ point of view...it's more a time thing.  But, I'm considering it.  I hate to see stuff wasted. 

My local electronics recycler also tries to reuse things, I may just send it to them if Ebay doesn't work out.  They seem to be a pretty trustworthy operation.

People still use dialup?  From a retro computer perspective, I could see a null modem being of use, but not so much a dialup modem.  Unless of course (and again this is us retro enthusiasts and counter-culture-y types) you're hooking up to a BBS system...which I know there are still some out there.  I guess the connection type depends on the host of the BBS, though I can't imagine hooking up to something like that with a 56K or even a 14.40K.  Last time I was on one, I was using a 2400 baud serial modem in 1991 or so.  

Interesting.