[Sugar-devel] [GPA] Re: [ST] PC giveaway

[Bill Bogstad]

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 8:00 AM, Caroline Meeks <solutiongrove at gmail.com> wrote:
> Do these look good enough to go for?
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Ellen Kranzer <ccrazy at panix.com>
> Date: Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 2:09 AM
> Subject: Fwd: [ST] PC giveaway
> To: carolineroos at alum.mit.edu
>
>
>
> Some PCs up for grabs, I don't know if these would be useful for your
> project, but you may want to check this out.
>
> -- Ellen
>


>
> I have two PCs which were lent to Arisia / Boskone / etc. in the past as
> "office" PCs but not in the last year.  Rather than continue to hold on to
> them (since I also have the faster / newer ones which were used this last
> year), I was wondering if anyone wants them.  They are both reasonable PCs
> for Word, etc. and acceptable for web browsing but they certainly aren't
> fast game machines.
>
> Both have Windows XP Pro SP2, Office 2003 (I think, maybe Office XP),
> McAfee, and a variety of other software
>
> First machine:
>
> HP Vectra LV 420DT (desktop - non tower)
> 1.6 GHz (Pentinum I beleive)
> 512 MB of memory (PC133 IIRC)
> 20 GB disk (probably ~10 GB free)
> CDRW (this machine will *not* support a DVD drive - it crashes for some
> reason even after a complete reinstall - I've tried with two DVD drives
> which work in other machines)
> Keyboard
> Mouse
> ~17" CRT Monitor (if desired)

I think it's actually a Pentium IV.  Should be similar to the other
machines that we had on Monday.


> Second machine:
>
> HP Pavillion 8776C (tower)
> 1.6 GHz (AMD)
> 512 MB of memory (I believe this is maxed out) (PC133 IIRC)
> 60 GB (48 GB free)
> CD RW
> DVD ROM (while this machine can play DVDs, it is not a good machine to watch
> DVDs on as the fan runs all the time)
> Keyboard
> Mouse
> ~17" CRT Monitor (if desired)

Couldn't find as much info in this machine, but I would say yes as well.

Bill