Karen: You asked for ideas: Do you have any problems with new computers vs older SurvPCs, if the price were the same = a charitable donation with little or no cost to your organization? Have you thought of contacting Lindows.com and asking them to direct you to their major retail sales of computer's locations?
Retail price is $499. Taking 60 points off the top for the retail price your talking a $200 USD cost of manufacturing for the basic computer without software. Their claim to fame is: "Everything you need to do all your computing for one super low price, speakers, keyboard, mouse, CD player, network card, modem, virus protection, web filtering, ISP, and applications. The KooBox truly is The World's Most Affordable Computer." Since your asking for assistance as a non-profit organization and the folks at Lindows.com are attempting to launch their product to compete with Micro$oft Windows software. You will never know whether the management at Linodows.com would assist you with your project UNTIL you ask 'em. I can assure you that you will have to jump through a lot of hoops to get this kind of a charitable donation. However, I think your web site, your personality, your knowledge of promotion and advertising, as well as your willingness to say nice things about the folks when they help ya - it is certainly worth a try! Here is a starting place: http://www.lindows.com Marketing [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lindows.com, Inc. 9333 Genesee Ave. 3rd Floor San Diego, CA 92121 If you want more info and thoughts, send me an email direct to my address. Good luck, John Oram karen lewellen wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > this is really off topic, but one never knows who may have a > company idea. In one of my other lives, I am a development > consultant working with nonprofit agencies that seek grants and > have special events or projects. One of these is Independence > Residences Inc, who provides residential and comprehensive > community services for individuals with development disabilities, > vision impairments and other challenges and their families. IRI > is one of the few agencies here in New York that serves > challenged individuals who are multi-handicapped, not only > working with families that wish to keep their loved-one at home, > but providing housing for those who seek independence, and the > training they need to maintain this independence. Very client > focused and gaol oriented, they do an amazing job with the people > that support. > > I am looking for some computer systems for IRI, wanting at > least 25, and being tap-dancing happy if i can get 50 of them. > What would be too wonderful is if they were close to all the > same, coming from the same source and giving that source one heck > of a tax write off. > > I am told they would be thrilled with low end pentium > systems, including the printers and modems etc. the whole thing > software on them, windows as the computer person working for IRI > is rather used to this, unless the structure is such that all > the systems work so beautifully together that it would not > matter, even windows 2000. He also mentioned something that I > have not heard of before a "trailor?" I mean I know what a > trailor is, just not in relation to computing. > > Does anyone have an idea of a company, university, hospital, > or dealer who might be interested in getting rid of some systems? > If not a company in the business, one that is upgrading their > systems and have some to spare? > I am going to write to ibm, but would love an inside contact > there if possible. dell it seems does not do this kind of thing > outside of Texas, or gateway outside of Utah. Does hp anymore? > they used to do this, with our providing them with specific makes > and models, but I believe this too is geographically specific. > Any ideas off list if preferred will be most welcome. > thanks a lot, > > Karen > > To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. > Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. > More info can be found at; > http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
