There are groups in Cleveland that refurb computers and donate them to non-profits. The computers include a special (legit) windows license from Microsoft.
http://www.capinc.org/ http://www.goodwillgoodskills.org/computers-again http://www.ret3.org/ When I was volunteering at CapInc (years ago), they were paying $10 each for XP licenses as part of a special program offered by Microsoft. If you were to find a local group doing the same kind of work and spent some time volunteering for them, I am sure you could work something out. -Dave Walton On Sep 13, 2013, at 1:02 PM, Omar Rassi <[email protected]> wrote: > On the Windows front, the only thing that has stopped me from creating and > maintaining a windows workstation (which I would love to do) is that we don't > have an authentic license key for Windows Vista, 7 or 8. The minimum > requirements aren't that high for current versions. An OEM licensed copy of > Windows 7 Professional is $139.99 from Newegg.com (Professional is necessary > since the space infrastructure resembles an enterprise environment and > Windows Home cannot effectively utilize all network resources, protocols and > security features needed for a multi-user public environment). > > Andy, if you would like to see a Windows workstation at the space, I would > recommend that you either donate one (I donated my Mac Mini to bring MacOS to > the space), bring your own for temporary use (as many other members currently > do including myself) or propose the release/raising of funds to the > membership to get one. > > > On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 11:33 AM, Torrie Fischer <[email protected]> > wrote: > On Friday, September 13, 2013 04:06:28 AM [email protected] wrote: > > \¥/ Hey look, Torrie wrote another novel! > > \¥/ > > \¥/> absolutely cannot afford right now. We have 15 members now and we would > > \¥/> need at least 7 more Budding Nerd members to afford rent and internet > > \¥/> alone. Keep in mind, with this number we would be JUST BARELY making > > \¥/> rent > > \¥/> and internet payments. The board has expressed that they feel a lot > > > > I just recently went and posted flyers at Akron University :)I would like > > to see more members out spreading the word. > > > > \¥/> I'm hoping the Akron maker faire will help us gain more members. > > > > Getting members to sign up as makers will help to show what the space is > > about, along with SynHak's booth. > > > > \¥/ Here's Torrie's seekrit agenda for growth at SYNHAK: > > \¥/ > > \¥/ 1. Build sustainable, persistent infrastructure that doesn't depend on a > > \¥/ single person with all the tribal knowledge > > \¥/ 2. Entice others to contribute to basic upkeep of the infrastructure > > \¥/ 3. Encourage membership in exchange for collective funding of the upkeep > > \¥/ 4. ??? > > \¥/ 5. Profit! (Intellectually) > > \¥/ > > I'm good for #4, I'm full of ?¿?. > > > > > > \¥/ If y'all have friends outside of SYNHAK > > -forever alone- > > > > \¥/ * Where the heck can we put a friggin coat rack?!? > > We have a three dimensional space, put it on the ceiling. > > > > \¥/ * Solar powered winter heating system? > > Awesome but, we still need access to the outside, same issue as the AC > > unit :/ AANNDD I would really like to see both systems up and running, > > with or without the landlords help. we just need to get him on the line... > > > > \¥/ * Make it look pretty with arts > > I brought in that nice picture of the MythBusters. :) > > > > \¥/ * Raspberry Pi+RFID cards to check training on spiff when you try to > > use a piece of equipment > > That sounds like a bad idear. I can see this stopping me from using stuff > > right when I need to use it. Kind of like the "open / close" status for > > SynHak (no offense to Torrie) > > None taken. Computers are hard. > > I think a friendlier idea for the RFID stuff would be to just have a small > black box with a red/green LED. If you swipe your card and you're trained, the > light turns green. That way others can quickly verify that you're trained, but > it doesn't lock out people if the system is broken. > > > > > \¥/ * Certainly, someone knows more LaTeX than me and can fix the namebadges > > \¥/printed from the Kiosk > > I know latex, oh wait, wrong latex. > > > > \¥/ * Having a SYNHAK-managed computer means we've got an answer to people > > who > > \¥/ need to print from their windows desktop (until samba is setup). They > > can \¥/ copy > > \¥/ the file to the workstation and magic happens. > > Please, just put a windows system for people to use! (I don't have time to > > learn free bash / linux printer drivers! I just need to print a doc!) > > -well, it would be nice to see a selection of systems to use, Mac, PC, > > Linux- > > Nothing is really stopping others from maintaining a windows box. We don't > have one at the moment because the people who maintain the computers prefer to > maintain Linux systems. > > > > > Just my thoughts! See you at the space! > > > > > > > > > > Dungeon Studios Prototyping > > www.dsprototyping.com > > [email protected] > > (330)814-6103 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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