[G4] Boxes

[Al Poulin]

Now this is a fun thread!  Do we get sentimental about boxes?

I just got rid of my QuickSilver G4 and LCD monitor boxes a month ago, 
vintage late 2001.  Stacked one on top of the other all this time in 
the middle of my son's abandoned bedroom, they served as a handy island 
table top for books, papers, and other articles in various stages of 
movement and reorganization within the room.  They had to go when I 
started bringing in new tables and bookcases.  Imagine my surprise when 
I found a firewire cable before folding the G4 box for recycling.

Right now as I write in another room with the closet door open, I am 
looking at:

Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display box (Performa 6300) with smaller boxes 
stored inside.  The display died a couple years ago.
Apple Stylewriter box full of books ready for shelving in the new 
bookcases.
Lacie box for 240MB (not GB) Tsunami external SCSI hard drive, empty.  
At 15"x15"x9.5" and heavy, that was some kind of packaging.  Tsunami is 
on a shelf above.
APC box for a UPS that has been on line for years.
And in some other closet, maybe full of books, Apple boxes for 
Powerbook G3 bronze keyboard Lombard and for G4 iBook.
Plus other boxes for stereo/video equipment and misc.

Truth to tell, I have never had to use an original packing box for 
reshipping.

Al Poulin
Anger, hate, and revenge are for the devil, forgiveness is for God, 
proactive self-defense is for the rest of us.

On Apr 25, 2006, at 6:29 AM, g4-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com 
wrote:
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 19:29:09 -0400
> From: "Daniel Brieck Jr." <djbrieck at mac.com>
> Subject: Re: [G4] Boxes

> I keep the boxes as long as I have the computer, and sometimes longer
> if the hardware breaks and is useless to fix, but the box is still
> good for storing stuff... But if you need space you could always put
> other boxes / stuff inside it to save space. Eg all my software and
> small hardware boxes are in my G4  and Studio Display boxes along
> with the foam too....
>
> Well, it not so much as getting more money for the machine with the
> original box like it is for rare toys, it is the fact that the
> original box will hold the computer better for shipping it and is
> less likely be damaged during shipping, that is where the value is in
> keeping the box and maybe for its cool design and pictures too,  ;-) .
>
> Daniel J. Brieck Jr.
>
> On Apr 24, 2006, at 6:34 PM, Anne Keller-Smith wrote:
>
>> Hi all -
>>
>> How long do I need to keep the box for my G4 that I bought in 2002?