Re: Recycled Macs and Junk where do you draw the line
Re: Recycled Macs and Junk where do you draw the line
- Subject: Re: Recycled Macs and Junk where do you draw the line
- From: "Laura M. Phillips" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 17:02:34 -0500
- Organization: ladybear.com
You are right Gary, and many older mac's that we get in (complete and
working even) you hate to scrap out. But a majority of people these days
won't take them, even though they are FREE ! Have the same problem with
PC's, a PI isn't good enough if it's not complete with a modem :| You find
you can give a really nice machine to people and they won't even spend $20
for a modem :( It's discouraging sometimes, and some are just greedy, and
those are the ones who lose out in the long run.
But then there is the space issue, and one has to bite the bullet and make
choices. Do you remember the days when you would have given your right arm
for a MacI I fx ? or even a Quadra (any model) ? *sigh* I do, even kept
our Mac II fx until two years ago when it finally went to Mac scrap heaven
:( True in our case (SMARTCO) we do get a lot of machines in from the
Government as well as private industry. People that do want Free computers
are not dumb, and they expect that they'll get what is on the market
today.........FREE ! Just doesn't happen :( But we do manage to salvage
80% of what we take in and find homes for them. But it sounded like Joe
had major space issues (I can relate to that) and has to make some hard
choices. Keep the newer ones, build them up. Get rid of the ones that
have past their time for use in todays world.
Find a Mac lover who teaches at a local school, get them involved and give
them the chance to set up a Mac lab for their school. Schools (at least
here locally) are doing their best to get all Mac's out of the schools, but
a few dedicated teachers who are fighting like hell to keep the ones
they've gotten from us, and it's working so far. They become responsible
for repairs and stuff, and now other teachers are going to them and asking
if they can get one for their room. They love that, and quickly fill the
request. They love how all the computers in the schools are having major
issues (even new ones), and the Mac's just keep on going (reminds me of the
energizer bunny) :)
Yes, every Mac has a use, but the times dictate how old of a machine is
still usable. And when the walls are closing in, keep the newer stuff and
let go of the old. It hurts, especially when you realize how much those
things cost back then, but you have to do what you have to do :\
Be practical, that's all.
Laura
SMMUG Ambassador
http://www.smmug.net/
At 03:28 PM 2/26/2004, Gary Lists wrote:
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Joe Ferguson wrote [2/26/04 8:43 AM]:
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> Our MUG just completed a 10 hour move of Macs and other peripherals new
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> a new storage facility where we could actually work on them and be able
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> to distribute macs to children in need here in Chicago.
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> I ask other MUGs that have Mac recycling programs where do you draw the
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> line on which Macs your MUG will accept?
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There is no specific answer, because the question _really_ is:
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What do you want an 'older' Mac to do?
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Every Mac that still boots has some use. We gave 2 truckloads (piled HIGH)
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to a group called Project STEAM. We worked directly with their youth to
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sort and identify each piece of equipment against a list of their goals and
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needs.
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We could say:
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Okay, Mac Classic 1. Yep, they say they need 2 computers for other-abled
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perons who need some assistance at home. [We outfitted 2 Classics with some
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extra RAM, put on HyperCard and X-10 extension stuff, and we made 2 lighting
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and electrical outlet controllers.]
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Every Mac can have _some_ use. The question is: Is there someone who
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needs/wants something that Mac can do.
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Recycling programs need to (not that yours is not ;) creative, and I think
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that they should include folks from the intended user community.
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Identify the needs first, then look at what you have that can match it.
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Gary
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