[Bgs-list] IT Equipment Assistance

[Charles Baker]

Also, you might want to contact my friend Jimmy Moore. He has a similar
program: http://www.thebridgetech.org/ . Perhaps you guys could
collaborate? I can probably set up a lunch where I could introduce you guys
to one another.

On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 1:53 PM, Charles Baker <charleshbaker at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello, Hugh. I did a quick Google and found on eBay computers such as you
> describe going for less than $200. So, that's the barrier you're facing.
> About the only laptops you could get for that price are Chromebooks or low
> powered netbooks.
>
> On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 1:26 PM, hmartin <hmartin at communityboundsc.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hey BGs,
>>
>> This is mainly a question for the I.T. contingent here, but anyone's
>> thoughts/feedback would be greatly appreciated. As many of you know, my
>> partner Darryl and I launched a nonprofit about a year ago to teach and get
>> more students interested in Computer Science & Engineering, called
>> CommunityCode (www.communitycode.org). We were very pleased to have
>> recently received a donation from a local businessman of *3 **Dell
>> Optiplex 755 All-In-One Desktops with Intel Core2Duo at 2.33 GHz, 2GB RAM,
>> 250GB HD and licensed Windows 7 from a Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher
>> paired with a Dell Ultrasharp 1708FP 17" LCD Monitor, *although what we
>> really need is laptops, which are more portable, and which we could
>> transport to various sites around the area for teaching.
>>
>> I've heard that it will be difficult to make an exchange (desktops for
>> laptops) at a place like a local Best Buy, but I think that selling them on
>> Ebay or Amazon would probably be last resorts. Do you all know of anywhere
>> where we might be able to make an exchange?
>>
>> Thanks and I'm looking forward to seeing you all at lunch tomorrow,
>>
>> Hugh G. Martin
>>
>> Chairman/CEO
>> CommunityCode, Inc.
>> 864.973.7629
>> hmartin at communitycode.org
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Bgs-list mailing list
>> Bgs-list at mailhost.ces.clemson.edu
>> https://lists.clemson.edu/mailman/listinfo/bgs-list
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Charles H. Baker
> 864.990.1297
> Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
> Bruce Lee
>



-- 
Charles H. Baker
864.990.1297
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
Bruce Lee
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: https://lists.clemson.edu/pipermail/bgs-list/attachments/20141216/317e5cb1/attachment.html