[Exeter] Looking for old hardware

[alex mclennan]

On 10/10/2012 01:27 PM, Rob Beard wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Rick Timmis has been in contact with a pre-school in Exwick who are 
> looking to setup a computer suite similar to the Internet Cafe at the 
> Exwick Community Centre.
>
> They're looking for about 6 PCs for the kids to use (the details are a 
> bit sketchy at the moment but I'd guess they're wanting something the 
> kids can play educational games, access educational web sites etc on).
>
> I've already put a request out on Freecycle and Freegle in Torbay and 
> Teignbridge and on Facebook to see if anyone has any machines or bits 
> they can donate and I wondered if anyone might possibly have any old 
> computers or bits kicking around that they want to get rid of?
>
> I understand the idea is to install another LTSP server.  I figure if 
> the kids are using something like Tuxpaint then it's also probably a 
> good idea to have a printer or two (maybe a couple of old Epson or HP 
> inkjets since the compatible ink cartridges are fairly cheap to get 
> hold of).
>
> If anyone has any old printers, networking kit (a gigabit switch would 
> be ideal, or a 100Mbit switch with a gigabit uplink)... I know it's a 
> big ask... then they'd be most grateful.
>
> I can collect to a point (I'm in Torquay and don't mind picking stuff 
> up from around Torbay, although I'm not working at the moment and 
> funds are limited so if possible maybe arrangements could be made for 
> stuff to be picked up and dropped off at LUG meets?).
>
> Anyway... if anyone can help then they would be great and I'm sure it 
> would be a great way of getting the kids interested in things like 
> Tuxpaint etc from an early age :-) (and maybe it would be a good 
> showcase for parents who have PCs bogged down with Vista and XP!)
>
> Rob
>
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hi all,what sort of spec machines re you looking for.
alex the noob