On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 6:52 AM, Dan Bretherton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I recently acquired two old computers that would make ideal diskless
> terminals
> for a school or community computer lab. One is a Pentium and the other a
> Pentium II. I set up three small LTSP based labs in Guyana between 2003
> and
> 2005, and when I left donated Pentium class computers were still being
> shipped to developing countries by organisations such as Computer Aid
> International and the World Computer Exchange. Three years later, and now
> back in the UK, I have discovered that the minimum specification that
> computer refurbishment charities will accept is Pentium III. This may be
> because there are so many PIII and above PCs being donated that these
> organisations don't have the resources to deal with the lower specs any
> more.
> However, I am still hoping to find a home for my Pentium I and II, and it
> occurred to me that the UK LTSP community would be a good place to start.
> Please let me know if these computers would be useful to you or your
> organisation. I live in Reading and regularly visit East Devon, and I
> would
> be happy to drive a reasonable distance from either of those locations to
> drop them off.
>
> Regards,
> Dan.
I'm not in the UK, but Pentiums and PIIs make great routers. You could
always try the m0n0wall community if you're looking for a home for these.
www.m0n0.ch/wall
forum.m0n0.ch
m0n0.ch/wall/mailinglist.php
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