Re: [SLUG] PCs need a good home

From: Anita Pesola (jb2@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Thu Nov 29 2001 - 14:48:34 EST


I'd be interested in one of the Macs just for investigative purposes---I know nothing
about them and would love to play with one...

Anita

David Walter wrote:

> Of course, you are welcome to have as many or all of them, as you need.
> Please give me a call at the number below to arrange a pickup time.
>
> Thanks.
>
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: slug@lists.nks.net [mailto:slug@lists.nks.net]On Behalf Of Michael
> K. Dittmeier
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 7:06 AM
> To: slug@nks.net
> Subject: RE: [SLUG] PCs need a good home
>
> I fix and repair pc for the Suncoast Center for Indepentent Living, Inc. in
> Sarasota. We deliver computers to people that are handycaped and can not
> afford the equipment. My latest push has been to start delevering linux ased
> pcs, and it has been going over weel. most just want web access and word
> processing.
>
> Mike Dittmeier
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: slug@lists.nks.net [mailto:slug@lists.nks.net]On Behalf Of David
> Walter
> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 11:31 PM
> To: SLUG ML
> Subject: [SLUG] PCs need a good home
>
> I am one of SLUG's silent members who has been getting the ML for a year,
> but rarely sends to the list, and never has a chance to visit the group
> meetings. I recently moved into a condo in August and my wife has been
> begging me to clean up all my old computers out of the spare bedroom. Before
> I set them on the curb, I thought that the group might want first crack at
> them. I'm giving away all of the following:
>
> 1 SparcStation IPX machine (running SunOS 5.5. no monitor)
> 1 Sparc 5 (not running. Problem with BIOS? Needs SCSI hard drive)
> 1 Macintosh LCII (running MacOS 7.5)
> 1 Macintosh IIsi (running MacOS 7.5)
> 1 AST 90Mhz desktop (running, but needs harddrive and IDE or SCSI
> controller card)
> 1 Full Size Tower PC (100Mhz CPU?....needs harddrive and IDE or SCSI
> controller card. Great tower if you want to build a new system)
>
> Also:
> 21 inch monitor for Macintosh IIsi above (you might be able to get it work
> with other systems)
> 15 inch Macintosh Monitor
> Apple flatbed scanner (condition unknown)
> Several 15 inch PC monitors
> misc. hard drives, boards, etc
>
> Most of the stuff is working, except for a few things that I just haven't
> tested. I know that NetBSD will run on all of the Macintoshes and the Sparc
> machines. I would assume that there is a Linux flavor that will run too,
> although I haven't researched it yet. In any case, they are free to whoever
> comes to pick them up. However, I won't hold anything, so its first come,
> first served. My address is in Feather Sound, Clearwater, near the Franklin
> Howard bridge. Send me an email or call to arrange a pick up time.
>
> Thanks.
>
> David Walter
> dwalter@tampabay.rr.com
> booska@tampabay.rr.com
> work tel: (727) 579-5350



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