Caryl, I don't know what your budget is, but you can get a refurbished PC for under $100 here:
http://www.pcsurplusonline.com/index.cfm I have bought several computers from this place. They are sold with no OS installed, sometimes with no hard drive, but generally they have a CD-ROM drive, a keyboard, and a mouse. These would make a pretty good demo machines, IMHO. I've been buying used IBM/Lenovo boxes for my own use and like them a lot. The "Think Centre" desktop model has a small form factor that would make it almost as handy for demonstrations as a laptop would be but would be more reliable and cost much less. (Generally speaking used laptops are no bargain). HP has a small form factor machine too, but I favor the IBM model. It's designed to be easy to work on without tools. James Simmons > Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:30:53 -0800 > From: Caryl Bigenho <[email protected]> > Subject: [IAEP] What do I want "Big Time" To Be? > To: IAEP SugarLabs <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Hi All, > > I would like to be able to show them how it works on a MacBook (my machine) > and on a PC (if someone would just tell me how to get one for very little > $$$). I would like it to be stable software that runs on their choice of Live > CD or USB stick. > > How much of this is real already? How much is in the dim and distant future? > Send links! > > Caryl _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
