What I'd like to see is a combined "donation/thrift shop" approach.
I could see going somewhere where I could drop off my evol old
rubber-dome keyboards, the Umax SuperMac which won't run OSX, and that
66MHz Windows NT PowerPC workstation, and dig through a pile of
everyone else's equally abandoned parts for items to fill up the space
those were taking.
But I think that there's a tendency to usually only want to take or
refurbish "marketable" gear.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa Kachold <
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Sent: Tue, 5 May 2009 5:29 pm
Subject: TechShop
A good idea for Phoenix?
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/04/28/boing-boing-video-re-2.html
Anyone want to invest?
Okay, well if not for profit TechShop workshop membership, how about a
nice FreeGeek recycler endeavor?
Well, yes, it might not work, since one can toss out anything here
without having to pay landfill prices like Boregon!
How about something in between? A non-profit renovation that takes old
equipment for a write off and renovates them for other non-profits? I
think federal grants are available?
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