Cable Storage, From a Librarian's Perspective
Have you ever wondered about storage for your console cables when they aren't being used? Librarians asks these kinds of questions all the time. Being a retro gamer and collector means you probably have lots of cables from 30 plus years of video game consoles and you don't really know what to do with them. Here are some cheap and easy ways to store those cables safely and efficiently to prolong their life and also remain easily accessible for later.
The inspiration for this comes from my own experience at work - in smaller libraries with limited budgets, you just have to make do with what you have or the cheapest alternative. This isn’t necessarily the “right” way - just a way I've found that works for myself, and hopefully inspires you. This includes using colored Velcro straps to color code different types of cables, unique storage options that are cheap and accessible, and ways to coil your cables used by professionals in the audio industry so that they last as long as possible and don't get all tangled up.
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