Re: [Hampshire] Old Macs

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Author: Martin N
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Old Macs
Hello,

At 18:27 22/04/2012, you wrote:
>On Sunday 22 April 2012 17:50:33 Paul Tansom wrote:
> > Has anyone got any interest in some old Apple Macs?
>[snip]
> > I'm as yet not
> > completely decided about ditching all of them and/or eBaying some (not
> > entirely sure how/if they go), but thought if anyone had an interest in
> > something it may help me along the way to creating some space :)
>
>Two of us are involved in trying to get old computers used rather than binned
>via Havant Transitions. This can either be reuse of the machine they were
>about to bin because it couldn't run Windows 8, or supplying a computer that
>is a land-fill rescue, for a nominal fee, to people, both who are on low
>incomes and who are not likely to want to do more than email, browse,
>possibly type letters.
>
>Would yours be suitable? I am pretty ignorant about Apple Macs;
>though if you
>are getting rid of them they are probably _very_ ancient!


There is some interest from people who want to run MorphOS on them while dual
booting OS x.

It is usually the MDD (mirror drive door?) and quicksilver models
that they look for.

Martin N

Running MorphOS v2.6 (Nov 2010) on Mac Mini, Moderator of
MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups



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