[plug] Free computers for people in need

[Blake Munro]

I just emailed a guy who I used to work with at a Bentley based mining company head-office. They are usually trying to offload ex lease (3 year old) hp dc7100 pc's...P4, 2.8ghz, 512 mb ram, 40gb hdd, dvd-rom etc. Perfect little Ubuntu box for a beginner.

I asked him to contact the OP off-list if he could help out.

As for disposal of old gear, Direct Recycling in Balcata (aka City of Stirling transfer station) will take any  PC gear including CRT monitors free of charge. Just drive through the gate, head around to bay 6, back your vehicle up and ditch it.

They crush it up and recycle what they can (eg, make lots of $$$) from the gold, copper, nickel etc that is present in most consumer electronics, especially mainboards & add-on cards.

Hope that helps!

Cheers
Blake Munro



-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Miller <jlmiller at mmtnetworks.com.au>
Sent: Monday, 16 March 2009 5:29 PM
To: plug at plug.org.au
Subject: RE: [plug] Free computers for people in need

I thought computer angels were no more???

Thanks

-----Original Message-----
From: plug-bounces at plug.org.au [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.org.au] On Behalf
Of Kev
Sent: Monday, 16 March 2009 6:52 PM
To: plug at plug.org.au
Subject: Re: [plug] Free computers for people in need

G'day John,

You could try Computer Angels (http://www.computerangels.org.au/), or 
there is a group at Mudrock Uni which does exactly that.  Their name is 
"8Ball" (http://www.guild.murdoch.edu.au/services/8ball/).




Jon L. Miller wrote:
> Does anyone know of any organisation that supplies used computers to
> people who are in need?
> There is a student who has some disabilities that really could use a used
> computer. He cannot afford one and since he has started at Tafe I'm being
> told he will not make it through his studies without one.  Since he has a
> disability it is difficult for him to make to the library.  Also I'm told
> that the students at Curtin OT are trying to help him and are willing to
> teach him if they had a computer.
>
> Also does anyone know of an organisation that pickup old used computers?
>
>
>
>
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> Jon L. Miller MCNE CNE CCNA
> East Perth, WA 6004
> WA, Australia
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