New in Town and Sinking Fast...

[joe at actionline.com]

Woops. Just noticed your note to call rather than email. Will do.


> 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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