RE: tictech: Old computers

From: Wes (wfelty@gte.net)
Date: Mon May 05 2003 - 18:24:56 PDT

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    -tictech message:

    I've seen some nice little fishtanks made from SE's and Classics.

    -Wes
    wfelty@gte.net

    At 10:11 PM 5/4/2003 -0700, you wrote:
    >-tictech message:
    >
    >Katherine,
    >
    >Old computers are not worth any person's time or effort - they are
    basically
    >slow typewriters.
    >
    >Think art!
    >
    >I've had (and will be having again) an art teachers do a creative art
    lesson
    >using the guts of a computer. The kids get to explore the insides of a
    >computer box, learn the names and functions of the parts, learn what tools
    >to use to remove hardware, etc. They are just fascinated with it all.
    >
    >They explore computer guts.
    >They produce a work of art.
    >They present it to the school.
    >
    >As a bonus, the now empty computer cases (with their ID numbers intact) are
    >much easier to stow away once all that weight is removed.
    >
    >Kevin Crozier
    >kbcrozier@seattleschools.org
    >
    > > ----------
    > > From: KDL888888@aol.com
    > > Reply To: tic-tech
    > > Sent: Sunday, May 4, 2003 9:31 AM
    > > To: tic-tech
    > > Subject: tictech: Old computers
    > >
    > > -tictech message:
    > >
    > > We have several old computers at Orca Elementary school. I have not
    >counted
    > > them, but there must be 30 or more. Most of them do not work and are old
    > > apples. Some are from the SSD and some were donated. They are taking up
    >our
    > > very limited storage space. Does anyone want them? If not, who do I
    >contact
    > > at the District to get them removed. I know the SSD has a place that
    they
    > > send old computers near the Stanford Center. I would prefer to take
    them
    > > there myself if possible. We have not had any luck getting the SSD to
    pick
    > > up
    > > our surplus (even though we budgeted it) and I do not expect this to be
    an
    > > exception.
    > >
    > > Katherine Law
    > > Orca Elementary School
    > > KDL888888@aol.com
    > >
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