While I would like to help, I cannot run it as I have a $dayjob and a hectic schedule. I have some older gear that might be of use (Acer Aspire One - bad SDD but Chromium works fine from USB - HP NetServer LPr, not sure specs). Also an old 15" Dell LCD that works ok (1024x768 res).
-------------------------- Scott Thistle sc...@tekkie.org http://www.linkedin.com/in/scottthistle On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Mel Walters <melwalt...@telus.net> wrote: > The Alberta Government's E-waste program only deals with scraping what > they get http://www.albertarecycling.ca/ > http://environment.gov.ab.ca/info/faqs/faq6-Electronics.asp > > Setting up a FreeGeek here would be better for the environment, > better for those needing affordable computers, and > better for the new volunteers who are learning from it too. > > Be great if we could give people this choice of a way to donate to a > good cause. > > I see the start up URL bellow is clear on the full guidelines. > http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Free_Geek_Startups - Guideline > > Who is interested in championing this, (in and outside of CLUG)? > > An alternative could be to do something smaller mostly in CLUG first, to > verify how much interest there is here. > > More opinions on this? > > Mel > > On Tue, 2011-05-24 at 12:11 -0600, Scott Thistle wrote: > > I would be interested in helping/donating/etc. I guess we contact this > > person Kent/Kenter? > > > > -------------------------- > > Scott Thistle > > sc...@tekkie.org > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/scottthistle > > > > > > On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Shawn <sgro...@open2space.com> > > wrote: > > Reposting here for any who may be interested. > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: [Calgary-Hackspace] Free Geek Calgary? > > Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 09:22:29 -0700 (PDT) > > From: kenter <kentvu...@gmail.com> > > Reply-To: calgary-hacksp...@googlegroups.com > > To: Calgary Hackspace <calgary-hacksp...@googlegroups.com> > > > > Has anyone looked into starting a FreeGeek in Calgary? It is a > > non- > > profit running in over a dozen cities in North America that > > takes in > > computers meant for recycle to rebuild into working computers > > (salvaging working parts), and to provide computers for low > > income > > people or other non profits. > > > > From what I understand, the more established locations don't > > rely on > > donation money anymore and are completely self sufficient. But > > the > > actual startup is quite a daunting task due to the need for > > storage > > space for donated computers. > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Geek - Wiki article > > > > http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Main_Page - The free geek > > wiki > > http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Free_Geek_Startups - > > Guideline for > > new startups > > > > http://freegeekvancouver.org/ - Free geek Vancouver > > http://www.freegeek.org/ - Free geek Portland > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > > Google > > Groups "Calgary Hackspace" group. For list options, visit this > > group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/calgary-hackspace > > > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > clug-talk@clug.ca > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > clug-talk@clug.ca > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying >
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