Hi Mark
I had some old 386 486 bits, I was able to repair / improve a neighbours
(six year old, but a good mechanic!) computer, and give a whole working
computer to another young deprived child, both had reasonably hard lives,
(ones mother left and took his two brothers and sister, leaving him, this
made him feel terribly unwanted) Both were more grateful than was warranted
by what they had received.
Made me feel good to, not often you can do something for next to no effort
makes you feel that good!
Graham.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Hooper"
Subject: Home for old computer parts? (not LBC)
It just kills me to throw it
> all in the garbage, but that's what I will end up doing. What a bloody
> waste!
>
> I remember hearing mention of organisations that send slower PCs to less
> developed countries where the need to have the latest Pentium4 2 GHz pales
> beside the overwhelming need to provide basic education and access and
even
> a simple machine is useful. Has anybody heard of any sort of organisation
> which might have a Canadian address where I could ship the stuff to feel
> that it might do somebody somewhere some good? I know, I know, forget it
> even the starving want a Pentium3-500 and the costs of shipping would
never
> justify the charity spending the money. Not to mention charities don't
want
> useful goods, they want cash to pay for their New York offices and to
bribe
> the warlords. (Ooops sorry, slipped into reality mode there. Promise not
to
> do it again)
>
> I guess I will hunt a little to see if I can send it somewhere. But after
> that it's out to the curb. :^(
>
> Mark Hooper
> 1972 TR6
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