>
> Check out your local Mac user groups for any
> donation projects they
> have going on. I live near Orlando which has a
> rennovation program
> that fixes and donates Macs to people. I also know a
> guy here where I
> live who does this on his own and I try to give him
> whatever extra
> Macs or Mac stuff I have that he can use.
>
I think I know where I could get older computers
(Place I got my RAM from once, they were giving away
older computers before) but unless I knew how to fix
them, they'd just clutter up my appartment.
I like such programs, have read about them but have my
doubts if they'd work.
I 'm thinking there's a limited of pool of people
willing to settle for older computers even if they
work fine (Which is why they end up being thrown out
in the first place). so while it's a great idea, not
sure how realistic it is. Probably most of these
people get a credit card and buy a brand new computer.
> It also amazes me at the throw away society we live
> in. I am an closet
> dumpster diver and I have been threatened with
> arrest before for
> allegedly stealing trash. WTF ?
>
I've done some limited dumpster diving, I look what
people in my appartment complex throw out sometimes. I
know that dumpster diving can be illegal, I think it's
due to being on someones' property, not the stealing
trash issue. I would not care at all if someone came
here and took stuff out of our dumpster.
> I hardly ever find Mac stuff (imagine that) but I
> grab what computer
> stuff or any good stuff I see. Unfortunatley I don't
> have a warehouse
> so I have to limit myself sometimes.
>
> Check out Freecycle.org which is local groups who
> pass on and ask for
> free stuff to keep it out of the landfills. I have
> given away
> computers and recieved computers through the local
> Freecycle group
> here in my hometown.
I would probably limit myself to old mac stuff, not
because I hate other computers but because it would
complicate such a project for me to learn about
another kind of computer system.
Another nice idea, but only thing is giving away
computers for free would be problematic because the
new parts would cost money. I'm sure the very first
thing is a lot of these older fix me up compys would
need more RAM just like mine.
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