On Thu, 5 Sep 2002, Tom Snell wrote:
> The subject of introducing Linux into Arizona schools has been a popular
> topic on the list lately, and I just recently came upon an item that
> came as a pleasant and altogether unexpected surprise. I lived nine
> years in Apache Junction, and I recall during that time that A.J.
> schools were not too highly thought of by the Arizona education
> establishment (be that as it may, I always felt A.J. did a tremendous
> job investing in infrastructure, particularly in the K-8 level).
In conversations that I have had with individuals who should know AJ has
1600 (all of them)dual boot workstations. I was also told they don't try
to debug Win failures but overwrite an image stored on the Linux partition
if a machine dies.
> been happening since I left! It might be interesting if Mr. Castelhano
> were approached to speak at a monthly meeting or the InstallFest, as I'm
> sure his real-world experience would be an invaluable asset in learning
> how to approach other school districts.
>
> Tom S.
The name Jerry Patterson was given to me as someone instrumental in
deploying these machines- I haven't researched enough to know what his
position is.
>
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