Linux Against Poverty: Any interest in doing something like this around here?

[Robert Eisenzopf]

The auctioneers that come to the Marketpro Computer show
have excess monitors
they throw away from their pallets of "stuff" from school
systems and US Government
installations. The school systems have warehouses of
obsolete computers. If the project
gets underway, I will talk to our Carroll County recycling
people for permission to
cull their site(where I picked up a Trinitron 520GS). Or
the Swap Shop.
"Robert Eisenzopf" <deitai at closecall.com>

John Hofstetter <hookedonlinux at verizon.net>
> My employer should have at least six Dell Optiplex 240's
> to give me 
> shortly after I replace them with Optiplex 280's at
> various 
> workstations.  There won't be any monitors available and
> at this point 
> the availability of keyboards and mice are uncertain.
>  CRT monitors are 
> fairly inexpensive at places like Goodwill and used
> computer stores.
> 
> I've got some storage space and would be able to set up
> three towers at 
> once connecting to a four port KVM.
> 
> John Hofstetter
> 10 E 4th St #17
> Frederick, MD 21701-5257
> 301-668-7446
> hookedonlinux at verizon.net
> honkytonk9876 at yahoo.com
> 
> 
> 
> christopher fletez-brant wrote:
> > I spoke with my company's IT guy - he has one pc to
> throw out now but no
> > monitor.  Any other thoughts?  Does anyone else know if
> their work is
> > tossing out computers soon?  Or suggestions along the
> lines of companies I
> > might reach out to? I can do computer storage, too,
> btw...
> > Kipper Fletez-Brant
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 7:00 PM, Matt Burkhardt
> <mlb at imparisystems.com>wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> I'm working with several volunteer organizations in
> Frederick - let me
> >> check with them and I'll also update the information.
>  I'm willing to
> >> organize and work on this - my problem is that I have
> no place to
> >> store / manage PC's.
> >>
> >> On Mon, 2009-08-03 at 17:08 -0400, Craig Younkins
> wrote:
> >>     
> >>> If this project was able to get some amount of
> funding, putting the
> >>> installations on USB flash drives may be a good
> option, provided the BIOS
> >>> can boot off the flash drive. The flash drive will
> provide much better
> >>> reliability than the aging hard drives we will be
> receiving.
> >>>
> >>> Craig
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 5:01 PM, Robert Eisenzopf
> <deitai at closecall.com
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>       
> >>>> I'll help in whatever way you need. As mentioned
> >>>> previously, I've been refurbishing
> >>>> PIII's with at least 800MHz and 256MB RAM or low end
> PIV's,
> >>>> loading them with Linux
> >>>> that has G Compris such as Edubuntu(Debian base) or
> >>>> K12LTSP(Fedora base) and
> >>>> with a decent video card the kids can have fun with
> Tux
> >>>> Kart or Tux Racer. Kids are
> >>>> not concerned about proper(proprietary) tools or OS
> and
> >>>> they drag resisting adults
> >>>> along with their enthusiasm. The parents don't care
> if
> >>>> their children are learning something
> >>>> and their own children convert them to open source
> when
> >>>> cost analysis and functionality
> >>>> dawns upon doubtful minds. I'm not a techie but an
> educator
> >>>> - but I do whatever it
> >>>> takes to get there!
> >>>> I have followed online several successful projects
> such as
> >>>> you mention. They have found
> >>>> that they need a warehouse, committed volunteers,
> strict
> >>>> donation criteria(so as not to
> >>>> become an electronic dumping ground), a scheduled
> >>>> publicized donation event, and
> >>>> scheduled training time(s) and place for the donees.
> >>>> Colleges and larger church congregations
> >>>> are willing to become involved in helping in many
> ways.
> >>>> With most schools it takes time....
> >>>> We are training the generation after us with new
> tools and
> >>>> the new attitudes that open
> >>>> source provides. Linux is a more natural extension
> of a
> >>>> man's talents. We have gone within
> >>>> a few short years from texting to X-Windows to Live
> CD's to
> >>>> USB Flash Drive Linux sticks
> >>>> to Linux Remixes, etc. Some of these new users(even
> >>>> children) are figuring out how to do
> >>>> what they want and we need to encourage them to do
> what we
> >>>> do. Linux is more than just
> >>>> computers and that is part of what we need to teach
> and
> >>>> instill in our donees.
> >>>> And so, since you are the designated project
> manager, what
> >>>> next??
> >>>> BobE
> >>>> "Robert Eisenzopf" <deitai at closecall.com>
> >>>>
> >>>> Nate <omegamormegil at gmail.com>
> >>>>         
> >>>>> Also, if anyone is interested in specifically
> helping
> >>>>>           
> >>>>  with
> >>>>         
> >>>>> planning/organization of this project, feel free to
> speak
> >>>>>           
> >>>> up.  :)
> >>>>         
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