I agree with Michael. One of the local St. Vincent de Paul Society stores sell out of computers as soon as they get them in. They are often 286 or 386 machines. The monitors, even 14 inch will not stay in the store.
This equipment is well labled, so the people buying them know what they are getting. They still buy doorstops. I personally run a 486 100 at home so I can play all of my old DOS shareware games I downloaded from BBSs. I registered them, so I still want to play them. Russel > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Corrigan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 11:00 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: 486 PCs - Moral Question > > > I think it's only morally wrong if you mislead them. If you > explain to them that these are old machines that you've > refurbished, and they still want to buy them, then take the money > and give it to your church. In my experience with church > charities, they can really use and stretch those dollars. $500 > can go along way to buying food, clothes, and basic toiletries > for needy families. And if they use it back in the schools, > those are supplies for teachers and teachers alike. Just don't > lie and you'll be fine. > > Michael Corrigan > Programmer > Endora Digital Solutions > 1900 Highland Avenue, Suite 200 > Lombard, IL 60148 > 630-627-5055 ext.-136 > 630/627-5255 Fax > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Haggerty, Michael A. > To: CF-Community > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 10:51 AM > Subject: 486 PCs - Moral Question > > > I have been working on a technology refresh at my daughter's school, and > have come into possession of a lot of 486 computers. If I did > not take them, > they were headed for the dumpster. > > At first, I started putting slackware on the ones I took home, > and setting > them up to do some basic word processing / telnet. I thought I > could donate > them to needy families through my church. > > But then my bedroom became filled up with old monitors, > keyboards, etc., and > my dog began eating the mice cables. So I started asking around > and seeing > if anyone wanted the old 486s. I get them in increments, as new > technology > is brought into the school. > > One day, Sean, a friend of mine, says he will take one. Mark, > the guy who > sits next to him, say he'll take one too. This was the last one > I had, so, > jokingly, I say "Okay, I will give it to the highest bidder". > Mark says ten > dollars, Sean says twenty, and the price war ends at $30 with > Mark waiting > one week. > > Now I am being contacted by friends of friends. I am up to $40 > a machine, > $60 with monitor, and have already made $500 off the deal. > > I am donating the money right back to the church (I get the > computers from a > Catholic school) but I wonder: is it morally wrong to sell obsolete > technology, even to those who believe they need it? I am convinced the > 'need' is imagined and that these machines are not going to do much for > anyone. I tell my 'clients' that, but they respond by asking if they can > pick it up themselves. > > M > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
