Used Technology

At The Working Centre's Computer Recycling we offer computers with Ubuntu Linux installed (System Unit, Monitor, Keyboard, power cords, mouse, everything you need to get going) from $30+. Systems start at PIII 600MHz with 256MB RAM and a 10GB hard drive, basic, but enough to get started. So far we've been doing stock installs of Ubuntu 8.10, which leaves me customizing the distribution by installing things like codecs, autologin, etc. I've been working on setting up a Drupal portal for volunteers to learn to do these things. Once the portal is done I'm going to make it available both in our remaster of Ubuntu and here online.

The other day I met with other members of our organization's IT crew and it occurred to me that Computer Recycling was short on some items that might seem plentiful in today's environment. Our most wanted list goes something like this: Clean USB Keyboards Clean USB Mice SDRAM and DDR-SDRAM in 128, 256, and 512MB configurations Hard drives 10GB and larger An oscilloscope for the shop HP Laserjet 2100 and 2300 printers Working speakers with all parts If you have any of these items available in the Kitchener/Waterloo area please contact us as per the link below: http://www.theworkingcentre.org/at/comp_recycling/comp_recycling.html