About a week ago I checked in a Goodwill and came out with more junk than I've ever bought there at one time.
1) As I went in, I saw a couple rummaging around looking for something in the electronics area. One of them roughly grabbed a Matrox Mystique 220 retail box and moved it aside. I was surprised to see such a thing, made a mental note of it and went to browse nearby until they were out of the way. Then the guy grabbed it again and tossed it on the floor. I didn't want to see any more abuse so I made a beeline to get past them and grab it before he started stomping on it like a monkey or something.
I was disappointed to find that the card was not inside the box, but it did contain a manual in basically perfect condition and a sealed set of discs. I questioned my sanity as I decided I wanted to buy it anyway even without the card. I guess I'm starting to find some of the old video card boxes interesting, and I rationalize that I can store it flat. There might also be something worthwhile about those discs. When I get around to it I'll open them and figure out if there's anything worth uploading to vogonsdrivers.
I really wish the card had been in there (a Matrox Mystique 220 PCI 4MB SGRAM, apparently). I would have liked to put it in my DOS machine.
2) While digging around hoping to find the missing Matrox card, I instead found a Turtle Beach Aureal Vortex2 PCI sound card. I already had a Vortex1 version of the same card, but the Vortex2 is a nicer find. It's funny, I saw that same sound card like 6 months ago and left it there. I was sure it was gone. Apparently not, it just got buried in all the mess.
3) They had a Dell QuietKey keyboard that was in great condition and a perfect match for a Slot-1 Dell Dimension XPS mid-tower that I already have. I need another keyboard like I need a hole in my head, but I couldn't leave it there. I decided I "needed" that keyboard to go with the Dimension. I generally don't care about rubber dome keyboards but this one feels better made than others that I have.
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It's a bad picture but looks very good in person. Either Goodwill actually cleaned the thing or it wasn't used heavily.
4) For various reasons I recently decided I want a scanner. So I looked and found a Visioneer 7600 USB in it's original packaging. The box made clear when it was made, loudly telling the prospective buyer that it will not work with Windows 95 or LPT ports. Unfortunately I failed to notice that it didn't have the correct power supply in the box, so it remains untested. I am further disappointed to discover that it doesn't have a driver for WinXP, so that's not going to be convenient at all.
5) They had a complete boxed copy of Might & Magic II for the Sega Genesis. I had a loose copy but with Sega games I much prefer them complete in the plastic case, so I bought it.
6) Power supply for a Sony PS2 slim. I don't have a Slim but I have thought before about modifying one to power a Sega Genesis+CD combo. It's voltage and current ratings seem perfect for doing that job while generating less heat inside the consoles than the original power supplies do.
7) About 42 blank DVD+R discs on a spindle. After thinking back on it I realize paying $5 for those was a mistake. They're just cheap old Memorex discs, I should have left them.