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On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 11:02 AM, tom <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 02/01/11 09:46, Roland Tarver wrote: >> >> On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 9:00 AM, tom<tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >>> >>> On 02/01/11 02:01, Eddie Blundell wrote: >>>> >>>> I live in Bude and haven't heard anything off it :S.. >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> >>> We found it a couple of days ago - boxes of junk everywhere Heaven! >>> http://www.dandlitrecycling.co.uk/ >>> Tom te tom te tom >> >> Do they install linux on the older hardware that they recycle. If not, >> perhaps we should send in Tom to "educate" them ;-) > > Too late - they've met me! > I did say I'd show them how to do it if they wanted... haha - good work; I thought you might. lol. >> >> I also note that they donate hardware to charity/community groups... >> (perhaps this is why you are trying to contact them?) > > 64Meg graphics cards for £5 and with luck (they're rearranging at the mo so > cant find their bums with their hands) things like to speed CPU's taken from > old stuff. I've got a 1.7G Athlon XP and sticking a 3200+ in would make a > noticeable difference for £40 ...if they've got one. And speed up the 1.2G > athlon machine to 1.7..... > But they should be useful for spares to make old and nearly retired machines > back and wizzy. > Tom te tom te tom Could be a useful contact for any future projects the lug gets involved with.... Internet cafes... computers to Cambodia... Perhaps they are currently useful for the hardware still required at the light house? roly -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq