On Mon, 24 Feb 2003 14:39:50 -1000 "Luis aka Rigpa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> For some time I have thought that it would be great for schools, or a > non-profit organization, to aquire donated PCs, break them down to > individual components (motherboards, video cards, HD, etc.) and create a > course designd to teach kids how to put together their own computer. It > would be something like 'shop' class. The students, with assistance > from an instructor, would gather the necesary components and put > together their own computer, from hardware all the way to installing the > OS, applications, and setting up a network. This would give students a > full spectrum of technical knowlege as opposed to walking into a > computer lab where everything has been set up for them and all they get > to do is learn how to run a few apps. Thank you for assuring me that my self-made computer idea is not totally farfetched. Yes, others have said as much, but to me it makes perfect sense. When I was a boy we did wood shop and print shop and metal shop, not to mention auto shop. Why not computer shop? If you have a minute you might enjoy a little essay I've written on this subject, entitled "Self-made Tools." http://www.aloha.com/~knowtree/selfmade.html -- _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Gary Dunn _/ _/ Open Slate Project _/ _/ http://openslate.sourceforge.net/ _/ _/ http://www.aloha.com/~knowtree/ _/ _/ Honolulu _/ _/ registered Linux user #273809 _/ _/ _/ _/ This tagline is umop apisdn. _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/
