This is off topic, but it seems to be the type of thing most of us would love to help with. This guy is local to Colorado Springs, CO, USA, so many of you won't be able to help in an in-person way, but I'm sure any net surfing ideas would be helpful. -- Ty Mixon e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 26147713 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 9/19/99, 4:51:30 PM, pplug-annouce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding Computers for Kids: > Mark T. Hatcher asked to annouce the start of his project to provide > computers and assistance to children who might not otherwise have access > to computers. He intends to use Linux as the operating system. Please > take a minute to read his project description, and contact him if you > can provide any assistance. > The following is from Mark T. Hatcher: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > I showed up at last months PPLUG meeting because a friend of mine said, > "you've got to come see this speaker, Eric Raymond. Etc, Etc." It's > obvious to me that Mr Raymond is truly passionate to his cause of > promoting Linux. I commend him for that. It was during his spiel about > Linux being free, reliable, and supportable, that I realized, this was > undoubtedly the answer I was looking for. > I had just started a small group called "Computers For Kids." > THE INITIATIVE: > Provide computers and educational software to school aged children who > don't have access to a computer in the home. > THE MEANS: > Repair or refurbish surplus 486 or better computers, donated by > companies, load them with educational freeware and shareware, and give > them to the kids, via local schools. > Linux looks like the best OS to use for this project. I.E. Free, > reliable, supportable. > If we can make this project take off, It'll be great exposure for Linux. > I need help putting together a team who can load Linux onto a wide > variety of PCs and make them work reliably. I also need people who can > surf the net for the best educational software for Linux. > I have some questions too: > - What type of hardware do we need for the educational shareware and > freeware available? > - Can we feasably get some of the kids on the net using one of the free > ISPs such as Net Zero? > - I've heard "Free BSD" has some built in educational stuff. Would this > be a good version to go with? > Please let me know if you'd like to help out. > Sincerely, Mark T. Hatcher > Computers For Kids > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent by Discovery Mail
