It really depends where you are. Here in Boston, a largely academic
city, 386 computers are very easily available and anyone who wants one
can get it. In less populated places this might be more useful. BTW, a
lot of 386 machines have very interesting cards and drives. Be sure to
raid them before giving them to a user.
>I frequently get given 286 and 386 computers as well as hearing about
>people that are just throwing them away. Does anyone else on this
>list try to find homes for these things, or know of homes? It seems
>such as waste to throw out perfectly good computers just because they
>don't run the current rage of the day.
Word processing is best. I really don't recommend giving computers to
schools because the teachers are often incompetent, and the computers
will often sit doing nothing. A better solution is to give them to
individuals that don't have computers.
>A couple of places I have found: people who need word processing, but
>can't afford a computer; elementary school classrooms where the
>district either won't or can't buy computers for them; some "rescue
>mission" type places where basic training is provided.
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