[olug] Meeting a Computer Request Need

[Thomas D. Williamson]

I have finally been able to talk with the family involved and a person with the
school in Mexico. They have worked out how to get them to Mexico and will take
up to 12 of these if that many are available. I have been doing this through a
translator and they seem pleased to have them. Let me know where these are and
what other items you have that might help them. There might be a way for them
to gain internet access and using a server set up would alleviate problems with
the size of the HD in the systems you are giving to them.

I will arange for a letter of thanks for the computers donated from the school.

Thanks again for your generous offer,

Tom Williamson

Quoting Dave Thacker <dthacker9 at cox.net>:

> On Friday 14 October 2005 14:58, Thomas D. Williamson wrote:
> > There is a family from Mexico here who are seeking to find computers they
> > can ship to a school there. The goal is to have one computer for each grade
> > level in elementary school. This sounds like they could use a total of six,
> > another person is donating two older computers to them, and I was asked if
> > I knew of a source for the others. I think they are needing both computers
> > and monitors and something that will support GUI, probably a Windows, but I
> > don't see why Linux with a good GUI set up wouldn't work other than some of
> > the educational software they might use would not be compatible. I figured
> > around a P133 to 166, a five to ten gig HD, at least 16 MB ram, and a
> > CD-Rom would be good but not necessary. Monitors would be good too, but
> > they may have to pay for used on them. Does anyone know of a corporation
> > getting rid of something like this? Or is there another place to find
> > donations for this type of need?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Tom Williamson
> >
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> I have many (over a dozen) P100s to P166s available.  The problem I've been
> finding with this vintage machine, is that the BIOS doesn't support large
> drives.   Most of these currently have single 830 MB drive in them.  If you
> want to work with or around that limitation, drop me a line.  I've got some
> other equipment that you may interested in as well.
>
> DT
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