Yea, freecycle is great, I've had a working G3 iMac from there (missing keyboard and mouse, otherwise fine) and a 12inch PowerBook G4 (this was borked beyond repair, but I got the hard drive out for the prev owner and she let me have the remains. Plan is to part it out on eBay). I even saw (but missed out on) a G5 powermac!
On 25 Oct 2009, at 14:09, "Wallace Adrian D'Alessio" <[email protected] > wrote: > There is nothing wrong with the LEM swap list. In fact I think it is > a great resource and has served most of us well. > > Many of us also know about Goodwill stores and the opportunities > there to help your communities by buying there or donating items. > And many times old Macs can be found there for a song. > > But how many of you know of the Yahoo group " Freecycle" ? In fact > here locally, a box containing an old Mac was given away there. 3 > years ago I was given a huge Quadra server in working order from > another freecycler. It was then passed on to a local collector who > has his own Mac Museum. That magnificent beast would have otherwise > been landfill ( quite as solid and load bearing as concrete rubble > too !) but it has a proud home today because of freecycle. > > Freecycle is easy to find in Yahoo groups. You join a local group in > your own area. Although adjacent areas may be joined also. But the > group I am in covers a bigger metropolitan area so in posts I must > narrow down the search as I don't normally want to travel 50 miles > unless the item is really needed. > > Other peripherals are found on freecycle also which keeps them from > the trash too. Rules state that givers assure that the item is worth > being picked up. and that it is in working OR REPAIRABLE condition. > Wifi " G " cards are frequently seen there as well as printers and > CRT monitors. > > > Just a suggestion. > > Adrian > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
