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Help a Linux Club out with old hardware
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Tim Smith
Oct 7, 2000, 3:00:00 AM10/7/00
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About a month ago a group of my friends and I at New Technology High School
in Napa, CA decided to start a small club to learn more about the Linux
operating system and advanced computing. The goal of Linux Club is to take
tens, if not hundreds, of discarded computers and link them together as one
in order to do scientific calculations. The idea sounded easy enough; we
had the technical knowledge and support from the school, but we soon found
out we lacked the funding to complete our project. We determined that we
would need far more computers and networking equipment than what was
available to us. We needed more low-end computers (286 and above), network
interface cards (to help us link the computers together), and networking
switches (to regulate the traffic). These things all cost money and even
though our group has managed to raise funds by heading up the school's
recycling and by having members pitch in their own money, we still don't
have all the equipment we need.
Our club needs all the equipment we can get. What you or any business you
may work for may see as garbage, could do wonders for us. We have access to
a van and we are willing to pick up any computer equipment you might be
willing to donate within the San Francisco Bay Area..
If you're interested in helping a group of self-proclaimed computer geeks,
e-mail Tim Smith at tsm...@newtechhigh.com or call Mike Sonni at
707-695-9650 (cell).
in Napa, CA decided to start a small club to learn more about the Linux
operating system and advanced computing. The goal of Linux Club is to take
tens, if not hundreds, of discarded computers and link them together as one
in order to do scientific calculations. The idea sounded easy enough; we
had the technical knowledge and support from the school, but we soon found
out we lacked the funding to complete our project. We determined that we
would need far more computers and networking equipment than what was
available to us. We needed more low-end computers (286 and above), network
interface cards (to help us link the computers together), and networking
switches (to regulate the traffic). These things all cost money and even
though our group has managed to raise funds by heading up the school's
recycling and by having members pitch in their own money, we still don't
have all the equipment we need.
Our club needs all the equipment we can get. What you or any business you
may work for may see as garbage, could do wonders for us. We have access to
a van and we are willing to pick up any computer equipment you might be
willing to donate within the San Francisco Bay Area..
If you're interested in helping a group of self-proclaimed computer geeks,
e-mail Tim Smith at tsm...@newtechhigh.com or call Mike Sonni at
707-695-9650 (cell).
Thanks,
Tim Smith
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