I just got a bunch of monitors from them for Chabot Space & Science Center. They seem to be alive and kicking. Any non-profit can apply for a Linux system on older hardware.<div><br></div><div>They seem to have their pickup/dropoff station at 620 Page, but the offices appear to be up in Marin someplace. I suppose that's where they do much of the work of repairing stuff.</div>
<div><br></div><div>-steve<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Stefan Lasiewski <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stefan@stefanco.com" target="_blank">stefan@stefanco.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Is ACCRC still doing this stuff?<br><br>I volunteered at ACCRC 5+ years ago for a few installfests where we installed Linux on dozens of rebuilt machines. They had a great array of old, interesting, discarded and homemade equipment, including things like a theramin, a homebuilt biodiesel generator, an antique 50 pound harddrive , etc. It was like a museum of old technology. ACCRC was in the news, at Maker Faire, featured in tech blogs, etc.<br>
<br>But since then ACCRC seemed to have some trouble. They left their cool, old location and their new location is a typical ewaste collection place. Last time I dropped off my old computer equipment at 620 page, I was told they didn't rebuild computers anymore. <a href="http://www.accrc.org/" target="_blank">http://www.accrc.org/</a> seems very outdated.<br>
<br>I would love to be wrong. ACCRC was pretty cool.<br><br>-= Stefan<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Steve Berl <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:steveberl@gmail.com" target="_blank">steveberl@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Are you guys familiar with Alameda Community Computer Resource Center (<a href="http://www.accrc.org/" target="_blank">http://www.accrc.org/</a>)<div>
<br></div><div>-steve<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:58 PM, Hilary Naylor <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hnaylor@gmail.com" target="_blank">hnaylor@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p>Hi Marina and all,<br>
This is indeed a great solution for schools with limited resources. The challenge is that Oakland District tech services will not support a non-windows set-up. Also that a lot of educational software will not run on LINUX. <br>
Many Oakland schools get their refurbished computer labs and classroom computers from OTX-west. They pre-install a while lot of FOSS suitable for the grade level of the school. They also have a take-home computer program.<br>
Cheers,<br>
Hilary</p>
<div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On Aug 15, 2012 5:47 PM, "Marina Kukso" <<a href="mailto:marina.kukso@gmail.com" target="_blank">marina.kukso@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"></div>
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<p>Sudo lecture series! ;)</p>
<p>Do folks know this person?</p>
<p><a href="http://feeds.boingboing.net/%7Er/boingboing/iBag/%7E3/ZdxcyLC6wNs/howto-make-a-school-computer-l.html" target="_blank">http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/ZdxcyLC6wNs/howto-make-a-school-computer-l.html</a></p>
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