iansheff   88 #1 Posted May 29, 2019 Been having a sort and found loads of old software, some dating back to late 90's like Colin Macrae's Rally and Scrabble, also a load of my university stuff which is of no use. What is the best way of disposing of them. I know some gardeners use them on string for bird scarers, obviously the ones with personal stuff on will be made unreadable probably by drilling several holes in them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
chrisj   10 #2 Posted May 29, 2019 1 hour ago, iansheff said: Been having a sort and found loads of old software, some dating back to late 90's like Colin Macrae's Rally and Scrabble, also a load of my university stuff which is of no use. What is the best way of disposing of them. I know some gardeners use them on string for bird scarers, obviously the ones with personal stuff on will be made unreadable probably by drilling several holes in them. Would be pretty difficult having a game of scrabble while rallying.  😀😀 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
MEC176   10 #3 Posted May 29, 2019 Had this problem when my son did not want his old game's Pc, Play station etc games if they are for the older gaming consols then like you say use them to scare birds most of them will not work for various reasons because of modern up grades, charity shop's only dump them, there is a shop in the Alambra Center in Barnsley who will buy games such as Colin Macrae Rally tried them but they don't offer much and they must be mint ended up dumping the lot for recycling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   863 #4 Posted May 29, 2019 4 hours ago, MEC176 said: Had this problem when my son did not want his old game's Pc, Play station etc games if they are for the older gaming consols then like you say use them to scare birds most of them will not work for various reasons because of modern up grades, charity shop's only dump them, there is a shop in the Alambra Center in Barnsley who will buy games such as Colin Macrae Rally tried them but they don't offer much and they must be mint ended up dumping the lot for recycling. not true, theres always tons of ps1 and ps2 and pc games in charity shops they dont just dump them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Ontarian1981   10 #5 Posted May 29, 2019     3 8 hours ago, iansheff said: Been having a sort and found loads of old software, some dating back to late 90's like Colin Macrae's Rally and Scrabble, also a load of my university stuff which is of no use. What is the best way of disposing of them. I know some gardeners use them on string for bird scarers, obviously the ones with personal stuff on will be made unreadable probably by drilling several holes in them.  Don't hang them from your rearview mirror. lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swarfendor437   14 #6 Posted June 4, 2019 This amused me:  "Fancy Dress - Cover an outfit with CD Roms and go as a "Software Pirate"."  Lots of ideas here:  http://www.hintsandthings.co.uk/musichall/CDroms.htm  some interesting stuff here too!  http://loading-info.blogspot.com/2011/02/creative-ways-to-make-use-of-those.html  My favourite was the roof! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
iansheff   88 #7 Posted June 5, 2019 Some interesting info there thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
roadmaster2323 Â Â 0 #8 Posted June 29, 2019 I just throw them in the garbage bin. No use now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alchresearch   214 #9 Posted July 1, 2019 Offer them on a retro gaming page on Facebook, someone will snap your hand off for them.  There's a huge demand in owning the original big boxed stuff nowadays and re-creating the early 90s computing experience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
walkertelecoms   16 #10 Posted July 1, 2019 or a charity shop Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...