The Zero Dollar Laptop Project - Update! Just before Christmas we posted a call asking for people to donate their old laptops for a project we are doing at the St Mungos Homeless organisation in (London), in partnership with Access Space (Sheffield).
We have already received and collected 6 old laptops, and we wish to thank those who have donated them. There are a few more out there that we still be collecting soon, but we still need some more - about 5 old laptops. So, if you feel that you can help us out - read the original call below and let us know... Wishing everyone a happy new year... Furtherfield & Access Space :-) --------------------------> We need your old laptops for... The Zero Dollar Laptop Project http://www.furtherfield.org/zerodollarlaptop.php Furtherfield.org in partnership with Access Space =================================== * Do you have an old, unused laptop taking up space in your home or office? * Like to see it returned to productive life? * Do you live in London or Sheffield? * If YES, then please donate your old laptop. DONATE YOUR LAPTOP! First email us and tell us about it. ruth[dot]catlow[at]furtherfield[dot]org In order to become a Zero Dollar Laptop your old laptop will need:- * a working screen * processor-a minumum 1GHz Pentium 3, Athlon, Celeron. * 256 (but more ideally 512) ram * wireless card would be helpful We can help you to work this stuff out if you are not sure. Then we can organise a London or Sheffield pick-up or drop-off in January 2010 About Zero Dollar Laptop The Zero Dollar Laptop is a recycled computer, running Free Open Source Software (FOSS) that is fast and effective- now and long into the future. In January 2010 we kick off ZDLT in London with clients of a charity for homeless people; recycling hardware, breaking Windows and installing FOSS. We will build media laptops and then use them to create music, graphics and video for distribution over the Internet. Participants will leave the project with street-smart technical knowledge and a wireless enabled media laptop, classier than any shiny power-book. Participants will also be invited to take part in wider ZDLT cultural activities: music making, public exhibitions and publications. ------------------------------------------------- Artistic Team: Jake Harries and James Wallbank (Access Space) Ruth Catlow, Marc Garrett and Olga Panades (furtherfield.org) For more information contact Ruth Catlow - ruth[dot]catlow[at]furtherfield[dot]org The Zero Dollar Laptop Project http://www.furtherfield.org/zerodollarlaptop.php The Zero Dollar Laptop project is a programme of workshops, public debates, exhibitions and networks of skills and media sharing for arts, technology and the environment. Inspired by the Zero Dollar Laptop Manifesto http://tinyurl.com/ypklas developed in partnership with Access Space http://www.access-space.org/ as part of Furtherfield.org Media Art Ecologies http://www.furtherfield.org/mediaartecologies.php _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
