New in Town and Sinking Fast...

[joe at actionline.com]

Hi Tim.  I have an HP ZV6000 laptop that you can use until you get squared
away. I just have to get all of my data off of it. The "-" keytop came off
recently, but the "-" still works.  Where are you located?  Email
joe(at)actionline.com


> Hello Fellow Penguins,
>
> My name is Tim Bogart.  And I'm in need of some friends right now.  I am a
> long time Linux supporter and I need some help.
>
> I have been in Phoenix off and on now for the last 14 months.  I have been
> out of work for 7 of them.  I have a toshiba laptop that has just bit the
> dust.  The hard drive seems to have gone south on me, and the cd drive
> hasn't worked since I bought the machine used in South Carolina a year and
> a half ago.
>
> I need a machine to stay connected to the web and get a job.  I work Dice,
> Careerbuilder, Monster, Indeed Jobing.com and jobfox, but can't do
> anything without a computer.
>
> I have very limited funds.  I have a good samaritain who is letting me
> sleep on her couch right now and keeping a roof over my head.  Food is my
> own responsibility.  So, my life functions are okay, and I am in good
> health, and don't need money.  But, without a computer, I'm screwed.
>
> I need somebody to donate a hard drive or a cd-rom to me to get things
> working here so I can get on the job boards and find work.  I just don't
> have the money to go and get a new hard drive.  Maybe I could do a network
> install somehow?  I don't know.  I'm open to suggestions.  Another thing I
> just found out is that I can't use the computers at the library without a
> local library card, and I can't get one of those without an electric bill
> or something else to prove to the library that I am a local person.
> Apparently they don't trust the DMV because while I've been here I have
> gotten my vehicle registered in Arizona and have turned my WV drivers
> license in for an AZ license.  Oh well.
>
> Anyway, if anybody has any ideas or is in a position to help me, please
> call me on my cell phone at 281 450 2763.  Any and all suggestions are
> welcome.  Oh, and BTW... the lady who is letting me sleep on her couch has
> made it clear that using her computer is definately not a permanent
> option, so if you have a suggestion, or can help...call.  Sending me an
> email will result in the suggestion sitting there until I can somehow get
> on a computer again.  Maybe somebody out there has enough parts laying
> around to cobble something together or help me do it.
>
> Thanks ever so much, everybody.
>
> Tim Bogart
>
> Want to read about a couple of my contributions?
>
> (Yes, I'm the guy who started the OS presence at FOSE in DC.)
> http://linux.slashdot.org/story/00/04/21/1044236/Linux-And-The-G-Men-FOSE-2000?art_pos=7
>
> I'm also published ...
> http://www.informit.com/library/content.aspx?b=red_hat_linux7&seqNum=4
>
>
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