Addiction relates to a disease that screws up ones health, family life, or finances. Thus, gambling can be an addiction. My foster daughter said her real dad, emptied out his bank account and trust funds on a get rich scheme. Buying a 7100 for a buck isn't even in the same arena. My collection has taken over my house temporarily simply because I have not had time nor the right time to move them out. It is too hot to be messing in the garage. I retired from school but will still be giving Macintoshes away to kids that need them. I also sell them to people who work at food franchises and simply don't make the money to buy a computer for 700 bucks. I can get them on the net for less than 50 bucks and break even on my Macs. That's not an addiction that is absolutely magical to the people when they see it happen. Main thing here is that I HAVE to break even. If I can do that, I can put dozens of pizza Macs in first graders' homes where they would never be able to afford them. No, addiction, it is not. What it is though is greed and criminality. Somehow we ought to let those who don't think they can afford a "Dude, your gettin' a Dell", that they don't need a DELL to surf the Net. You cannot believe the change it has made in the life of an 80 year old lady surfing the Net when she didn't think she could afford to on her income. Get off your buns and go talk to the elementary counselor and principal and find out where you can place these little dudes. I bought 200 dollars worth of elementary educational gems for 15 bucks, and believe me, those programs will find a child who desperately needs them.
We are doing the right thing by saving these computers; we just need to find homes for them. Don't feel guilty. If I can, you can. Dale -- Caddo County Harpman - ccharpman! "If you can't harp the blues, then you ain't a harp player." (Eladicious 5,02) ADD RE to TIRED and you get ... me. X-Public School Educator. Macintosh is to computers as Mercedes is to cars. http://users.netride.net/dhill -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
