OLD PC's - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

8 Jan 1998

-----Original Message-----
From: Uncle Roger &lt;sinasohn(a)ricochet.net&gt;
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
&lt;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&gt;
Date: Friday, January 09, 1998 5:10 AM
Subject: Re: OLD PC's

...
 At 09:11 PM 1/8/98 +0300, you wrote:
 The problem with this guies theroies: In this 3rd
world country, schools
have MMX machines. 
Perhaps, but is that:

a) Schools for dependents of US citizens working for US
   companies in Bahrain, No, there's only one of those.  (It's a DoDDs
school) They've got 286's in
classrooms, 386's in science labs, 486's in 3 computer labs, and Pentiums in
the library and a new computer lab.  They're trying to replace the 486's, so
that they move the 486's in the classrooms, but the new Pentiums will have
to run Windows 3.1, as that's what they're doing now.
...
 b) local schools in an wealthy country (i.e., the
government
   is wealthy even if the citizenry isn't) No, the government is relatively
wealthy, but the local schools mostly have
386's and 486's.  I haven't visited many, so don't bind me by that.
...
 c) only the schools located in the major cities?
Major cities?  Here?  (Ask Zane)  ;-)
...
 In the philippines, it ain't true.  Heck, my
girlfriend's sister-in-law's
family doesn't even have a telephone. Yep.  But there are lots of immigrants
from the Philippines here, but the
thing is, I'd think taht they're better back home.  I mean, here, they get
paid around $150 a month for 12hrs a day, and 7 days a week.  And to think
that they call it third world... (should be eighth or so...) :-(
...
 There is a company here in San Francisco that ships
hundreds (if not
thousands) of older PC's and such overseas *everyday*.  They're huge, and
it's really an amazing operation.  And yes, they occassionally get some
classic computers worth saving. Yes, or, what they could do at the school is give
them to student's who
can't afford computers.  WP 5.1 will run on a 286, you can get Windows 3.1
out of 'em, they'll run almost all DOS software.  (Well, except for games,
etc.)  And, when finished with an early Epson dot-matrix, they make machines
that are good for doing reports, PrintShop, etc.

Tim D. Hotze