Flash storage is so cheap, it's not worth it. You can get a 1GB flash drive for like $6, and it works on anything. The Zip drive is junk, its uses are limited. Though not that limited. Some digital recorders recorded onto zip drives, and are still in use. Zip drives also get the "click of death," so people who still use them are often hunting for new ones. Sell the zip drive on ebay and make a few bucks. As for the other stuff. Floppy drives are useless, take them apart or something. There are some motors, LED, etc. Same with the CD-ROM, they have lasers but they're really hard to get to. Put the parts in a bin and decide to do with them later. You could make a laser... something. Kip kay had a cool use for them with an audio transformer and a solar panel to transmit audio over the laser. You can find that on Make, I think.

Spare the floppy drives! Just like the Zip drive, if they work, put 'em on eBay. Many retro PC gamers still would buy them for their retro PC for playing those old games that came on floppies. Taking them apart is a waste unless the drive was already dead.

the most important stuff from your /home some mp3s software you have in local files