Re: Computer Blast...

[sec@moscow.com]

> Dear Stan,
> 
> While I am not sure what parts you intend to imolate or otherwise
> transform into small pieces, I wonder if any of these parts/left overs
> could be used by someone else. The reason I ask is that the City of Moscow
> is looking into the prospect of having sister city relationships with
> various cities in the Third World. One singular image I brought home with
> me from Ghana was the Department of Planning and Budget in Kumasi still
> working with a Remington typewriter. They were all anxious to upgrade but
> truly had nothing to work with. Is there any prospect of still finding a
> real use for the obsolete (to us) stuff?
> 
> Thanks for considering this.

for the working parts, ok, sure, but when THAT part goes.. good luck 
trying to find a replacement part, thats the main reason there on the 
"dead" pile, also, you can't even fit most most software on to these 
machine anymore, so that is another problem (I am somewhat of a 
specialist in old machines, (been working on PC's for 20 years) 
getting them to work, I had a hand in setting up the 8080 and 8088 
machines in the Junior High School Library to use the network), 
also, machines are enviornmentaly sensitive, and may not do well in 
3rd world countries due to problems with power and voltage 
coversion and so forth, (although if they can surrive Avista here in 
Moscow, they may work ok in the 3rd world) as well as a VERY high 
maintance requirement.

now if I can lay my hands on newer machines (IE: anything that can 
run windows 3.1 better), then I will bring them to your attention, but I 
have been refering those to the Local School district due to there 
great need for useable hardware.

Stan Evans (208) 883-3445