[geeks] Conflicted - old books

[Rick Hamell]

I'm slowly working on digitizing all my old tech documents and books 
with the thought that some day they'll go online to be saved for posterity.

On 3/18/21 5:57 PM, Lionel Peterson wrote:
> So, after 2 moves I have a number of boxes that are full of random bits from
> 30 years of tinkering w/ electronics. I need to go thru and pare it down to
> something more manageable.
>
> To that end, I'm trying to go thru 2 boxes/week, and in the process, I came
> across two very old Linux books - old enough to have Red Hat 4.2 and 5.0 on a
> CD in the books.
>
> It was fun to go thru and remember how crappy Linux setup was almost 25 years
> ago, but I know, I mean I really know, I'll never, ever grab that book off the
> shelf if I decide to put it on a shelf.
>
> The easy answer is pull the CDs out and recycle the book, but can I do that?
> It used to be that you couldn't recycle books (binding an issue, I presume),
> is that still discouraged?
>
> I know the book has no technical or curiosity value, but I feel the desire to
> keep it as a Zoom/Webex background...
>
> I have a ton of similar books - I mean maybe, literally, an actual ton -
> what's the best way to dispose of them?
>
> Looking for suggestions,
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Thank you very much!
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