Michael, As long as they understand what the machines are, its certainly not immoral to sell them the computers. Especially if you arne't keeping the $$.
--Beth, Pseudo usenet cop Merlin MTB, BikeE AT, RANS gliss, Trek R200, Kickbike Owned by Kavik (Samoyed Boy) and Toklat (Keeshond Boy) Anchorage, Alaska ----- Original Message ----- From: "Haggerty, Michael A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 7:51 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 > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
