Donation to those less fortunate than you or I is the best option and the fastest route to a wired world
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Donation to those less fortunate than you or I is the best option and the fastest route to a wired world
I personally donate computers to Mexico. I get a lot of donations from businesses (minimum of usually 30 computers at a time), so I check them out, wipe the drives and install whatever software came with each computer (wheneve I accept computers, I demand that all software and manuals, etc. that came with them be given also, because otherwise, they're going to be pretty useless), and test them to make sure everything's working. Once that's done, every few months, I drive down to Mexico, park in front of a school and give out computers to students and parents that are interested. It makes me feel very good, and the company's that donate the computers get a tax right-off (which they always appreciate). If you need to throw away/recycle computers, you may want to check to see if there are special programs set up in your local city or county. I know San Diego County has a "hardware drive" or something like that once or twice a year at the stadium where people can bring all of their obsolete computer equipment, and the city will find places for them or recycle them.
AJ
And as a further incentive, where I live, it is a charitable donation and deductable off your income taxes. Worth checking into.Quote:
Originally posted here by bucket
If you wish to discard an operable computer, why not instead donate it to a local elementary school?
I donated a Win95a, 133 Mhz Packard Bell to the music department of a local school.
The teacher was glad to get it