[wplug] [Fwd: Hardware Donation]

[Brian A. Seklecki]

All:

Obviously I wasn't able to make it to this installfest.  I had to attend
another open source community event that conflicted.  However, this
hardware is still available and I'd like to get it into the community.  

My roommate however is planning on donating it to a local charitable
organization.  He'll probably somehow accomplish that before the next
installfest.  Therefore, this is a standing offer for anyone to "pick
up" anything on the list.  I can coordinate a time.

If you're interested, drop me a line (see CC:, To:).

~BAS

PS: If anyone with sufficient transportation to move all of it
temporarily from my residence and hold onto it for the next installfest
is interested in doing so, I can make it worth your while.

-----Forwarded Message-----
From: Brian A. Seklecki <lavalamp at spiritual-machines.org>
To: wplug-market at wplug.org
Subject: Hardware Donation
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:21:25 -0400


All:

On the day of the Saturday, September 17 during the Installfest, I will 
have hardware available for donation.  A complete list is available at:

http://digitalfreaks.org/~lavalamp/wplug_hardware_donate.pdf

...which includes most of what is seen here:

http://digitalfreaks.org/~lavalamp/cp/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=76
http://digitalfreaks.org/~lavalamp/cp/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=73
http://digitalfreaks.org/~lavalamp/cp/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=71

There is quite a bit of gear.  Any items not claimed by WPLUG or 
individuals attending will find itself in the CMU "hardware junk bin" or 
at Construction Junction.

Most of it is in working condition.  Much of this hardware was the 
platform on which I first started experimenting with OSS/Free Software 
around 7 or 8 years ago.  Much of it was relatively "current" then, but 
some of it is showing it's age now, but still useful for exploring the 
multi-platform aspects of Linux / OSS / FS.  You definitely won't be 
installing Suse 9 or Mandrake 10 on this stuff, but micro-distributions 
run well as well as BSD distributions.

If you normally do not attend the install fest, you're encouraged to take 
advantage of this opportunity to attend, claim some hardware for yourself, 
and have at it.

I look forward to seeing you all there.  I will be there helping [eat the 
pizza & donuts].

TIA,
 	~BAS