Jeffrey Jonas
offers free parts to assist MARCH restore things

contact: jeffj/at/panix.com

• stationery supplies: envelopes, printer paper, file folders
• PC mice (many new in package) with bus, serial, PS/2 interface
• PC trackballs (many new in package) with bus, serial, PS/2 interface
• DRAM: DIP, simm (30, 72 pin)
• disk rails (for AT style cabinets)
• SCSI controllers, cable, terminators, external enclosures
• floppy drives (5.25”, 3.5”, even PS/2)
• floppy cables and many ribbon cables. Too many ribbon cables!
• QIC cartridges (DC6250 250 Meg, DC600A 60 Meg) and drives (SCSI, QIC-02, QIC-36)
• wide carriage Epson 9-pin dot matrix printers
• DSL line filters! I have more than any one human should ever need!
• SCSI CD-ROM drives: Toshiba XM5401B and 3401B (jumperable to 512 byte sectors for DEC, SUN)
• Macintosh monitor adapter: DB15/HD15
• 7 watt night light bulbs / Holiday lights (in colors or clear)

1. SUPER STRONG MAGNETS that I’ve salvaged from hard drives
2. Project Cases: some new, most are modem or external drive cases (often with internal 5, 12v power supples). metal and/or plastic.
3. DB37 metal hoods (somehow I got a huge bag of them)
4. NICs (network interface cards): 16 bit ISA, PCI bus

1. 10/100-base-T SoHo switches, routers (some with WiFi)
2. Zenith Data Systems ZTX-11 data terminal (all electronics are in the keyboard: RS232 I/O, composite video out, complete manuals too)
3. CD caddies (for drives without trays)

1. electronics & computer parts
   1. PIC-18 chips or development parts (JTAG programmer, interface stuff)
   2. I²C peripherals/chips
   3. HP hexadecimal LED modules part number 5082-7340
   4. 18: RJ69 10 conductor modular cables (for 3: 6 port Boca Research IOAT66 serial cards). They look like RJ45 (modular network connectors) but are 10 wires, not 8. I just need the cable with the RJ69 on one end, I’ll handle the DB9/DB25.
   5. Nixie/neon displays, particularly DC/DC power supplies for them
   6. illuminated switches, particularly military surplus
   7. Electroluminescent night lights, panels, rope, inverters, etc.
   8. panel meters
   9. laptop drives (even if low capacity) for my i-openers. Thin ones preferred.
   10. memory cards: Compact Flash, SD (Secure Digital), SmartMedia
   11. K thermocouple (for Weston model 2451 non-BCD digital thermometer)
2. hand tools such as punch and dies for computer connectors, round or square holes
3. Exponent brand 5.25” floppy disk drawers and organizers (CDs, DVDs fit them fine!)
4. LP/laserdisk racks/holders
5. laserdisk movies
6. music (comedy, harpsichord, baroque, chamber music, nocturnes)
7. real light-up NEON pins, particularly the orange/red arrow (no longer sold by StarMagic)
8. a Lela Dowling Weasel Patrol embroidered patch
9. stationery supplies
   1. book straps (elastic or velcro preferred: I need them to keep boxes from spilling)
   2. Lion brand "File ’n View" SIDE LOADING presentation folios (plastic page protectors)
   3. cord clips (any size or color)
   4. 1 ¹⁄₁₆ inch width label dispenser (I have huge rolls of those labels)

1. Electronics Projects
   1. embedded microcontrollers (PIC-18, eZ80, ARM)
   2. RFID, SmartCards, Zigbee wireless
   3. Linux-modded i-opener, JuiceBox, Linksys router
   4. Nixie tube displays and neon indicators
   5. magic eye tubes
   6. Visor Handspring PDA modules
2. Hobbies
   1. rubber stampers, mostly animals: mustelidae (ferret, otter, mink, ermine, weasel, martin), large felines (puma/cougar, lion, tiger)
3. Collections
   1. cloissone pins: Olympic mascots, animals, some Disney pins
   2. belt buckles (particularly the Bergamot Alice in Wonderland series)
   3. core memory
   4. embroidered patches (particularly animals, rainbows and bright colors)

Pick them up here in Elizabeth NJ, or I can deliver them to MARCH at Infoage
Yes, I know about Craig’s List and FreeCycle but I’d prefer to just trade with friends first.
I’m frustrated that I didn’t handle this while I lived in a house with a large porch and plenty of parking.
contact: jeffj/at/panix.com


updated: 25-Feb-2010