RE: (OT) Donating old hardware...
I agree,
I do some occasional work for a charity called computerbank in Austalia
(http://www.computerbank.org.au).
We solicit donations of used computers, install linux on 'em and give them
away.
Mostly, we now only accept pentium or above specced machines, simply because
there is more old hardware out there then people know what to do with.
There are countries with a serious need for hardware like this, but the
problem is (as you said) the cost of shipment.
-Tim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karsten M. Self [mailto:kmself@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent: Friday, 6 April 2001 11:29
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: (OT) Donating old hardware...
>
>
> on Thu, Apr 05, 2001 at 08:23:03PM -0400, Daniel Freedman
> (freedman@ccmr.cornell.edu) wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm looking for suggestions (maybe things you've done in the same
> > situation) on what to do with some old hardware that I'd like to
> > donate or find a good linux home for. Worst case scenario, I'd
> > probably just have to throw it out, but I'd rather reuse/recycle it
> > (ahhh, the good old days of Mike Jacknis's reuse@mit.edu).
> So far: I
> > posted a message two weeks ago to my local linux users group mailing
> > list, asking if anyone locally would want the stuff (and even
> > offerring to bring it somewhere), but got no responses. I
> don't think
> > it's sensible to ship it somewhere, as the cost of shipping these
> > heavy things is not worth the value of the stuff. Finally, I'm
> > hesitant to donate it to someplace like a Goodwill/Thrift
> store, only
> > since some of it might not be completely useable and I wouldn't want
> > the thrift store to sell this donated stuff (even at low cost) to
> > someone hard-up, whose money would go much further with a
> better system
> > (say, pentium on auction for $50, or the like).
> >
> > I feel like I'm out of options and it might be time to just toss it.
> > Any suggestions on this list are sort of my last hope. I appreciate
> > any responses. Take care.
> >
> > Thanks so much,
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> >
> >
> > PS: Incidentally, we're talking about:
> >
> > Original CGA monitor by IBM (Model 8513: near fine condition)
> > Original Compaq Deskpro 8088 (built like a tank;
> > if I can find it, still :) )
> > AST Research 386sx/16 (BIOS issue)
> > Assorted peripherals
>
> A museum?
>
> Seriously, this stuff's mostly of interest to someone with an insane
> interest in very arcane and old hardware. I'm not surprised
> you're not
> getting takers.
>
> My practical suggestion would be eBay, describing the goods fully, and
> working out suitable shipping arrangements.
>
> The 386SX/16 tugs some heartstrings -- my first Debian
> install was on a
> Compaq Deskpro 386SX/16 with 12 MB RAM. The computer was a piece of
> junk, but the OS shone. No, I don't need to relive my lost youth, in
> case you're wondering.
>
> --
> Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com>
> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/
> What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is
> no K5 cabal
> http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/
> http://www.kuro5hin.org
>
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