Re: how to redonate an old computer to a kid


Franc Zabkar wrote:

On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:39:31 -0500, "Michael A. Terrell"
<mike.terrell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> put finger to keyboard and composed:


Franc Zabkar wrote:

On Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:22:28 -0800 (PST), torque63
<torque63@xxxxxxxxx> put finger to keyboard and composed:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4559633_redonate-old-computer-kid.html

Kids, whether rich or poor, want the latest and greatest. They will
not be satisfied with someone's hand-me-downs.


A local volunteer group has a list of over 40 kids waiting for _ANY_
used computer they can get. They are trying to find enough parts to
catch up before Christmas day. They said most of the computers are Win
98, with 2 GB hard drives.

I have two Athlon PCs, from a deceased estate, that I can't give away.
My father had a 5-year-old 68cm LG TV, with no history of faults, that
he couldn't give away (in the end I sold it for AU$50). I have a
working dish washer that nobody wants, and a computer desk and hutch,
in excellent condition, that I'll have to dump because I already have
two. I take electronic gear to the Salvation Army, but I suspect most
of it ends up in the trash. In fact they once told me that no-one
wants "old" stuff. Nowadays I just cannibalise old TVs, etc for parts.

BTW, here's a use for old floppy diskettes:
http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/1/15111/28_2007/floppy-disk-pen-set.jpg


No local freecycle group? http://www.freecycle.org All that stuff is
taken quickly, around here. Sometimes there are over 50 requests for an
item. People even take dead TVs and other electronics.


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