Electronics Tear Down Event for Kids

[der.hans]

Am 18. Oct, 2013 schwätzte jill so:

> Gangplank Chandler is hosting a "tear down" day on 10/26 for kids to
> come in and pull apart, explore, and dig into old computers and
> electronics.  Many of us got our starts in engineering or computers by
> taking things apart, but a lot of kids now can't get away with that at
> home.  (My parents VCR?  Sure.  A $600 S4?  Not so much.)

Bah, missed it. Hope it went well. Let us know if they're going to do it
again.

ciao,

der.hans

> We're still taking donations of old PCs, laptops, phones, or anything
> broken or mothballed that a kid might want to get into the guts of.
> Perfect for all the PLUGers that I know have wives complaining about
> their stashes of ancient stuff! ;)  Dropoffs can be made Monday - Friday
> 9a - 6p, Wednesdays until 11p or later (stay for hacknight!), and
> Saturdays from 9a - 4p.
>
> The tear down itself will be Saturday 10/26 from 3:30p - 5p.  Parent or
> guardian must be present.  Additional tools and adult volunteers on the
> day-of are also welcome.
> http://www.meetup.com/GPChandler/events/141686622/
>
>
> Gangplank is located at 260 S Arizona Ave in downtown Chandler, on the
> NW corner of Frye and Arizona.  Free public parking is located in the
> covered garage across the street
> http://gangplankhq.com/wp-content/uploads/GPParking-1.jpg
>
>
> - Jill
>
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