Free Geek Toronto [was: Time for Pi]

[Mauro Souza]

I still have an Athlon XP 1800+, and it's perfectly running until now. I
still use it to navigate, email, Facebook, watch videos on it (it's screen
is bigger than my notebook), and when its power source dies from time to
time, I replace the power source and keep it running. I don't have an
incentive (as yet) to throw it away and buy another, as it still meets my
demands and it's not my only computer (I have 3 more).
And I still have an ancient P-166, 64MB RAM somewhere. I don't know if it
boots anymore. My wife didn't found it yet, so it explains why it's still
around...

Mauro
http://mauro.limeiratem.com - registered Linux User: 294521
Scripture is both history, and a love letter from God.


2013/5/20 Walter Dnes <waltdnes-SLHPyeZ9y/tg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org>

> On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 01:24:09PM -0400, Bob Jonkman wrote
> > Walter wrote:
> >
> > > I'm about to get rid of an almost 6-year-old Core 2 machine, and haul
> > > it off to the York Region ewaste depot.  It still "works", [...]
> >
> > If it still works (and even if it doesn't) consider donating it to Free
> > Geek Toronto. They'll breathe new life into it, teach somebody about
> > refurbishing computers, and provide low-cost computers for those who
> > can't afford the latest shiny. And they'll ensure e-waste is sent to an
> > appropriate recycler.
> >
> > http://freegeektoronto.org/donate/
> >
> > I think there's some Free Geeks on the TLUG list; please let me know if
> > I've erred.
> >
> > Free Geek Toronto is at 51B Vine Ave, not that far from Dufferin and
> > Steeles: http://osrm.at/3i2
>
>   OK, I'll drop it off there Tuesday afternoon.  I didn't realize it was
> still considered usable.  I suppose it depends on what you're doing.
> For email/chat and general websurfing, etc it's easily OK.  I demand
> more, and it barely met my needs, even with heavily optimized Gentoo.
>
> --
> Walter Dnes <waltdnes-SLHPyeZ9y/tg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org>
> I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
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