Recycling donated PCs

From: James B. DiGriz <jbdigriz_at_dragonsweb.org>
Date: Sun Apr 28 09:30:22 2002

Sellam Ismail wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Apr 2002, Bryan Pope wrote:
>
>
>>Check out this place in Oakland, CA:
>>
>>http://www.linuxjournal.com//article.php?sid=6021
>>
>>They are taking donated PCs, installs Linux on them a provides them to
>>schools, scientists, governments, non-profits, the underprivileged
>>and the handicapped.
>>
>>They also are creating cluster farms which are being used in *very* cool
>>ways!
>
>
> Yes, all this and more at the Alameda County Computer Resource Center:
>
> http://www.accrc.org
>
> (Home of the VCF Archives :)
>
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I wonder if these folks are considering anything similiar, at least as
an adjunct.

http://www.mde.state.md.us/was/recycle/ecycling/default.asp
More coverage:

http://slashdot.org/articles/02/04/27/1331232.shtml?tid=103

Time for spring-cleaning, SWMBO effect, county landfills collecting
computers...Might not be a pretty sight, otherwise.

jbdigriz
Received on Sun Apr 28 2002 - 09:30:22 BST

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