In a message dated 3/10/00 8:30:50 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I have always felt a sense of guilt about removing so called obsolete
systems
> (286, 386, 486) from service and throwing them away. Consequently I have
> quite a pile of these. I am looking to donate my time and know how to local
> organizations to get computers in front of people who would otherwise not
be
> exposed. If anyone has a similar project going I would love to hear about
it.
I don't know where "local" is for you... but there are a number of
organizations
out there that refurbish computers and "do good things" with them.
One that comes to mind immediately is Berkeley Neighborhood Computers,
a non-profit that refits old computers and "loans" them to disadvantaged
families mostly in west Berkeley California. The organization keeps track
of the families and provides support and training in addition to the physical
computers and software. When and if the family ever buys their own computer,
then they are supposed to return the loaned computer to BNC.
Another organization, started in California but now throughout the country,
is Detweiler Foundation. Detweiler collects donated computers which they
pass along to prisons where inmates refurbish them. The prisoners benefit
by becoming trained in computer technology. Then Detweiler takes the
refurbished machines and donates them to public schools.
Just two examples...
Steve
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