Hawaii Free Software in Education Initiative: Old Computers Good as New in GNU/Linux Labs

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Subject: [DDN] article - "old computers as good as new in linux
labs"
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 08:31:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Phil Shapiro" <[email protected]>
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Old computers good as new in Linux labs

September 16, 2004

By Treena Shapiro
Advertiser Education Writer


As pressure mounts to meet state-mandated educational technology
standards, some Hawai'i schools with limited budgets are getting
updated computer labs at a fraction of the typical costs.

With help from the nonprofit Hawai'i Open Source Education
Foundation, a dozen schools and organizations have opened PC labs
using recycled computers loaded with free software for about
$3,000, much less than what a lab using off-the-shelf computers
and commercially-available software could cost — up to $30,000.

Full article at http://shorterlink.com/?KVX0WY

Source - http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com


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