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On 18/08/11 19:42, Gordon Henderson wrote: > > ... about a dozen small PCs running XP. They're 'shuttle' type cases (so > mini ITX motherboard - I think they're P4's with 512MB of RAM and an > 80GB IDE drive, but I don't have the exact spec. > > Just enquiring as they're about to be replaced with modern ones (running > win-7) - these are out of a primary school FWIW and have flat-screen > monitors. I suspect the IT company doing the replacing will want to get > rid of them as a job lot though. > > And sadly, it's really really not worth the effort trying to get the > school to recycle them into Linux boxes. They want shiny new Win, and > they'll get it )-: > > Gordon > We could use 1 or 2 at the lighthouse I guess, if you want somewhere to store them, there is 1 shuttle down there already so i can store some at home as they are not that big. I am sure then at a later date we can find a use for them, if we manage to get another project on the go. Paul -- Paul Sutton Cert SLPS (Open) http://www.zleap.net Open Mic nights - Wednesday 8pm to 11pm (14+) Free entry Breakin' Ground - Street dance for young people (8+) Wednesday 6pm (starts May 11th) The Lighthouse,26 Esplanade Road, Paignton 01803 411 812 or e-mail info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for more info. 17th September 2011 - Software freedom day -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq