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Got all of this from a local hospital

While volunteering in my city's hospital, I noticed a box full of old electronics (read: it was crammed full of beige speakers, some cables mixed in, and some other things that weren't visible straight away). I assumed that I wouldn't be able to take anything due to their strict policies regarding ewaste, but I was in luck (I'm getting to that). A few minutes later, the cleaners came in. I was hooking up computers, so I didn't see that they took the box, put the items in a different box labeled ewaste, and tied that box. Not noticing the box, I asked the cleaners what happens with ewaste. As part of explaining, they pointed on the box (I went to check in the room where the stuff originally was, and it really was gone). I asked what I can do if there was some stuff that interested me. To that, they cut the string holding it closed, and they told me to take anything. (I then checked with the manager, and they let me take it if there are no hard drives.)

Now, let's get into what I actually got. It's sorted in imafe order, and the things that interest me the most are bold.

  • Genius SP-F350 speakers (they appear to have never been used, and they're in the box) (circa 2006 according to a search)

  • Dell AS501 soundbar speaker (2004 according to the quick guide, needs a Dell monitor with a 12V barrel jack, which I don't have yet, but I'll ask my school to write off a P1911, which has the jack)

  • Genius NetScroll + (yes, the space is there on the label) mouse (looks new from the bottom, and the PS/2 cable is still tied up, but it has grime on the top) (early 2000s) (I already have one, but having 2 is usually better, and ball mice absolutely rock)

  • Some sort of Logitech mouse (grabbed it because it has a Santander logo; fairly unassuming USB optical mouse otherwise)

  • Dell DVI cable (also looks unused) (if I do get a Dell P1911 to use the soundbar with, it'll be nice to have this Dell DVI cable to go with it)

  • HP power cable (looks new as well) (one can never have enough of those)

  • HP DisplayPort cable (clearly new, the bag isn't even torn) (I don't actually have a monitor with DisplayPort, but it will be helpful to have this cable when I wind up getting one) (I asked why it was thrown away, and the response I got was "we have a million of those")

  • HP printer cable (has to be new again, still sealed) (also used for USB on monitors with a built-in USB hub... like a certain Dell model that appears here way too many times, even though I don't even have it yet)

  • Ethernet cable (forgot the brand) (clearly new as well, but I get why they'd throw away a short patch cable of dubious quality; I took it anyway, and I think it is Cat. 5e, so it's alright)

  • Driver floppy for a CD-ROM drive and what looks like an analog audio cable (I'll image the floppy, scan the label, upload it to archive.org, and comment the link when I get home)

  • HP VGA cable (looks new) (can never have enough of those, again)

  • USB printer cable (brand unknown)

  • Power cable (brand unknown) (looks to have a bulge on the side that goes to the PSU, so I'm not sure if it's safe or actual ewaste)

I know, this isn't the most flashy or new stuff, but I'm happy that I got literally anything from this hospital after being told that they never sell any electronics when they don't need them anymore. Well, they still don't, as I got all of this for free, after all. No, I don't know if any of this works. By the way, the country is Czech Republic if you were wondering.

UPDATE: the big speakers are absolutely amazing! I wasn't expecting what are apparently budget speakers to sound that full.

u/Windows_User3000 — 19 hours ago