[Discuss] Refurbishing PCs

[Andrew Willard]

Club member Larry Gagnon used to provide machines for those in need. Not sure if he still does, I'm sure he will chime in once he reads these posts ;-)

> On Mar 25, 2015, at 12:24 PM, Deryk Barker <dbarker at camosun.bc.ca> wrote:
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> Hmmm, Computers for Schools BC seem a little too fussy and the ERA nearest drop-off is in Vancouver - I don't think so.
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> Anyone know of anywhere else?
> 
> deryk
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> Deryk Barker, Faculty Emeritus
> Computer Science Department
> Camosun College, Victoria BC
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>> On Wed, 25 Mar 2015 17:33:32 +0000, Deryk Barker wrote:
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>> 
>> I understand there is at least one organisation in town that refurbishes old PCs and then sells them cheap/gives them to those in need.
>> 
>> Given that I have (apparently) at least four old PCs in the basement, several of which actually boot, if anyone has the coordinates of such an organisation I'd love to know them.
> 
> From BB&C's website:
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> Computers for Schools-BC has donated over 85,000 computers to schools
> and libraries all across British Columbia (http://www.cfsbc.ca/).
> 
> The Electronic Recycling Association is a non-profit that donates
> computers to charities (http://www.era.ca/donations/recycling/).
> 
> The former "Find a clone a home" project appears to be defunct.
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> 
> Richard James, P. Eng., PTOE,
> Richard James & Associates,
> Victoria BC,
> 
> E-Mail: raj at rjassociates.ca  Web: www.rjassociates.ca  Tel: 250-721-5897
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