Oh I wouldnt trash it, It would just be tucked away until I found proper time to get her back together. or id sell it to another person who needed one. Right now I run my 128k off an external drive. Id like to have the functioning internal. Ill probably try the deyellowing on the yellowed 512k case this summer. I got my 128k which isnt yellowed at all it looks darn good, same with my nice 512k. I never throw anything out especially if someone else needs it. Same goes with the old sleds I restore. I had 52 of them in the back yard this summer, Always had parts for anyone who could never need one.