Comments for Círculo de Amigas http://www.camigas.org Alleviating Poverty One Girl at a Time Sat, 04 Dec 2010 08:49:05 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on And you thought YOUR computer was old! by albee (AKA Dawn Tripp) http://www.camigas.org/2010/11/and-you-thought-your-computer-was-old/#comment-2 albee (AKA Dawn Tripp) Sat, 04 Dec 2010 08:49:05 +0000 http://staging.camigas.org/2010/11/and-you-thought-your-computer-was-old/#comment-2 I can attest to the urgent need for a few new computers here. I might also suggest, in addition to donating, newer, gently used computers, cash donations of $350 would probably be able to buy new computers here, without the cost of shipping and hassle of customs.<br /><br />Also, used, licensed copies of Windows XP or higher would also be nice. It is hard to properly maintain a computer that does not have a valid copy of Windows installed. (I´d love to switch the campus computers to Linux - which is free and stable - but that would present an whole other set of problems.) I can attest to the urgent need for a few new computers here. I might also suggest, in addition to donating, newer, gently used computers, cash donations of $350 would probably be able to buy new computers here, without the cost of shipping and hassle of customs.

Also, used, licensed copies of Windows XP or higher would also be nice. It is hard to properly maintain a computer that does not have a valid copy of Windows installed. (I´d love to switch the campus computers to Linux – which is free and stable – but that would present an whole other set of problems.)

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