Re: Old Hardware and new life
On 05/22/2011 01:25 PM, S. Dale Morrey wrote: > I also collect them up a few times a year and use them to build > computers for kids here locally who's families might not be able to > afford a new computer for school work etc. Cool! Do you have a page somewhere that lists what parts you need? Shane /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
Re: Old Hardware and new life
Excellent use for older parts! What a blessing. I reckon there are lots of Windows machines that people retire because 1) the hard drives are fragged to oblivion, or 2) they are just older and slower. Either way, loading Linux on older machines makes them behave like knew! On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 1:25 PM, S. Dale Morrey wrote: > I also collect them up a few times a year and use them to build > computers for kids here locally who's families might not be able to > afford a new computer for school work etc. > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
Re: [OT]Did the whole list get raptured today?
On 22 May 2011, at 10:41, Merrill Oveson wrote: > I got raptured. > How did it feel? /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
Re: Old Hardware and new life
On 5/22/2011 1:25 PM, S. Dale Morrey wrote: > I also collect them up a few times a year and use them to build > computers for kids here locally who's families might not be able to > afford a new computer for school work etc. > Now THAT I can get behind. That's probably even worth grabbing a missing part or two somewhere. -Tod Hansmann /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
Re: Old Hardware and new life
I also collect them up a few times a year and use them to build computers for kids here locally who's families might not be able to afford a new computer for school work etc. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
Re: [OT]Did the whole list get raptured today?
On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 8:57 PM, S. Dale Morrey wrote: > The list has been super quiet today. > Starting to worry everyone got raptured. > If you were caught up, please remember to leave me your keys. > If not break the silence. > BTW the guy was right about something. There were a much higher > number of earthquakes today, 5.0 and above and also that volcano in > iceland lit up again. > http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_big.php > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > I got raptured. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
Re: Old Hardware and new life
Another one (nationwide w/a Salt Lake City location): http://www.metechrecycling.com/ /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
