Call for salvaged hardware!

[bob 295]

Here is another group I had dealings with a number of years back.   They were 
more open minded about Linux even back then.

http://www.rebootcanada.ca/

It is hard to tell from the website how active they still are.

bob


On Monday 07 December 2009 09:43 pm, Matt Price wrote:
> On Mon, 2009-12-07 at 13:09 -0500, bob 295 wrote:
> > You might try this group.
> >
> > http://www.rcto.ca/Default.aspx
> >
> > I tried unsuccessfully a number of years back to get this group
> > interested in Linux.
>
> i'll do that.  thanks for the suggestion!
> matt
>
> > bob
> >
> > On Monday 07 December 2009 12:52 pm, Matt Price wrote:
> > > Hi folks,
> > >
> > > some of you may remember that years ago I taught a linux-focussed
> > > "build your own computer" course using salvaged hardware. I'm reviving
> > > this course in the new year at a downtown elementary school, and am
> > > looking for parts for 15 or 16 systems that school kids will build up,
> > > install ubuntu on, and learn to use.  If it's successful, I'm hoping to
> > > expand the program out into a bunch of neighbourhood schools, and maybe
> > > get a kind of computer club going where kids learn a little bit of
> > > programming and systems administrations.
> > >
> > > Anyway, that said:  i thought I had a line on a substantial supply, but
> > > my source has fallen through.  So I'm putting out a general plea for
> > > hardware -- boxes, parts, monitors, keyboards, mice, etc...  Meanwhile
> > > I'll keep plying my other connections as well.
> > >
> > > As always, thank you in advance to the list!  you guys rock,
> > >
> > > Matt
> >
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