Seeing the end of cable sorting I think !
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Ethernet cables are done, 14 of them.
All that's left now is this big box of old computer ribbon cables. I weighted the box at no less than 2.7kg.
Counted the cables... 49 of them !
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I think that's a bit too much hey ?
OK I am into old computers, but still that's way too much !
![Shocked :o](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/xshocked.gif.pagespeed.ic.CrwtrNUjLO.png)
My reasoning is that the IDE ones (there are also FDD cables) can be used to connect to 0.1" headers so could be useful in my electronic ventures possibly...
Still need to throw some of them away I think ! Maybe keep half of them I don't know ...
I guess I should first sort them a bit to see what's what.
A pile for the IDE cables, another for the FDD cables.
And sort the IDE cables : a pile with 0.1" cables, another with high density 0.05" cables.
A pile with the cables that have only 2 plugs, and another pile for those with 3 plugs, master/slave stuff.
Then look at each pile in the eyes, with a menacing look, see which cables get scared and run away for their life, and which ones want to stay...