Re: Computer Bank

[sec@moscow.com]

> Let me float an idea. If we had space, power, and net access, how many
> people would be willing to kick in to buy machines for an open-to-all
> computer lab? The machines I'm thinking of are the e4me.com 333id's or the
> like. Each machine would cost about a grand with a NIC, monitor, and small
> UPS. It could be run on a pay-per-ability basis or for free, whatever
> trips the lifters. If we had volunteers to teach, classes in Works or Word
> or whatever could be run.

plus a place to run it, someone to administer it, someone to maintain it, plus power,
internet costs, paper, disks, etc etc etc.. 
 
and just in case anyone thinks I'm just a nay sayer.. the University 
has computer labs.. how about approaching them about non 
students (or school district students) on the same (ability to pay) 
basis? the infrastructure is already there. and some kind soul could 
administer the "permits" so the U doesn't really have to do any extra 
work