Comments on: Solving the e-waste dilemma with One Used Mac Per Child.

By: davelawrence8

davelawrence8 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:56:12 +0000

Because classic Mac software is so affordable through places like eBay, you can easily buy copies of whatever you need and give them away.

That’s part of the idea: Macs as charity.

Or, simply give the person your copy of the software. That’s what I’ve done on several copies of OS 9.

That’s how I account for it, at least.

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:47:04 +0000

I think this is a wonderful idea! But.. How do you plan on addressing the software license issue? Or accounting for that?

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Mon, 04 May 2009 11:58:15 +0000

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By: davelawrence8

davelawrence8 — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:24:59 +0000

Thanks for chiming in, Jason. Dan Knight from Low End Mac set up a Google Group, One Used Mac, you can check out and participate in.

By: Jason Pitmn

Jason Pitmn — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:25:23 +0000

My wife and I have been refurbishing PC’s and giving them to the city kids for awhile now. I recently got a great deal on an old iMac 233 tray loader and set it up for my daughter. It is the greatest thing ever. I am a mac user but I never realized the potential of an old mac compared to an old pc. I live in Dayton, Ohio and would love to be part of this. Let me know if there is any information available yet. Right now on Craigslist here, there is a guy selling like 75 old imacs/emacs for a near nothing. I however do not have the funds to acquire them but I urge people to check it out.

By: davelawrence8

davelawrence8 — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:27:27 +0000

Well said, Kay. Rural areas and, I’m sure, a lot of inner-city areas of America can use refurbished Macs. Kudos to your husband!

By: Kay

Kay — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:20:36 +0000

My husband has been refurbishing used Macs (and PCs) for years. Everyone we know gives him their old computers, printers and other equipment when they upgrade. He puts together a “new” package and gives it to people who otherwise would have nothing at all. Two years ago we moved to the country, a farming community full of kids with no computers and little or no internet access. (The loss of high speed cable access is just about the only thing we miss about the city.) He’s been quite busy ever since, making many kids happier and computer savvy as well.

So, as you consider groups who would benefit from used Macs, consider your nearest rural area as well. We don’t have to send computers to China when so many American kids need them, too.

By: Luke Yelavich

Luke Yelavich — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:50:54 +0000

This is why IMO PowerPC macs, even the high-end G4 machines like what Leopard supports now, shoudl still be supported for a few OS X releases at least, because for standard work, they are more than enough for many people.

I like the idea, however I’d feel more comfortable knowing that someone is using an operating system that has security support. Sure this is only a concern if the machine goes on the net, but more and more the internet is what people would like to have access to, which means security is important.

Just my 2 cents.

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:37:56 +0000

Count me in: Eindhoven, The Netherlands