Re: Help with Linux Installation for World Computer Exchange nonprofit

Carl,

The address for the World Computer Exchange space is 1809 West 95th
Street,Chicago, IL 60643.  Look for the store front with the "Curves"
sign on it.  The Beverly Hills - 95th St station of the Rock Island
District - Metra Rail is near by.

 -Jim Mazurek

On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Carl Karsten <[email protected]> wrote:
> 95th and Wood
>
> google street view shows a metra station, and a hardware store at
> 1765 West 95th Street
>
> Is that the right place?
>
> I do PXE installs, including preseed files so you don't have to type
> anything, and a local repository cache to speed things up.  full
> install takes about 30 min.
>
> How did things go Oct 23?
>
> Er, Oct 23 *to* Nov 6 - so you are doing some each day?  (I read it as
> just those 2 days.)
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Jack ODonnell
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I'm the Chicago Coordinator for the World Computer Exchange.
>>
>> We are a 503c international education/technology organization.  Our main
>> mission is to collect working computer refurbish them and send them to
>> partners(Peace Corps, Rotary, USAID, UN, ministers of education etc)  in
>> developing countries who place them in schools
>>
>> We install a modified version of Ubuntu on all machines,  Recently a
>> linux programmer from Walgreens has created system for doing a PXE
>> install.  Previously we installed via CDs
>>
>> We've tested the PXE install and it works well.  However our Linux
>> programmer cannot attend our weekend events when we do the installation.
>>
>> I am very new to Linux.  I'm looking for volunteers who may help during
>> these installation events should something go wrong.
>>
>> Currently we have 200 machines ready for installation.  These machines
>> are headed for schools in the Dominican Republic and Haiti
>>
>> We will be doing the instillation from Oct 23rd to Nov 6th.  Our storage
>> are is located near 95th and Wood in the Beverly neighborhood.
>>
>> Might there be a good way to contact your group and seek help
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> Jack ODonnell
>> Volunteer
>> Chicago Coordinator
>> Regional Manager for Latin America
>> 773 316 2944
>>
>> World Computer Exchange
>> www.WorldComputerExchange.org Expand young minds, not landfills!
>> * Connecting 2,500 schools, libraries & orphanages in developing
>> countries to the Internet via reused donated equipment.
>> * 700 volunteers building capacity in 500 partner groups in 67 countries
>> in planning, fund raising, content & partnerships.
>> * Sending teams of volunteer tech professionals on their vacation time
>> to train & help upgrade and troubleshoot networks.
>> * Promoting responsible recycling of electronic waste in developing
>> countries.
>> www.WorldComputerExchange.org is a global educational & environmental
>> nonprofit that provides services and computers to help connect more
>> youth in developing countries to the resources, opportunities and
>> understanding of the Internet ~ while keeping working computers out of
>> landfills.
>> Our 700 volunteers provide our 450 Partner organisations in 65
>> developing countries with assistance in sustainable project planning,
>> partnership development, fund raising, shipping logistics, technology
>> support, digital libraries and responsible e-waste disposal ~ as well as
>> over 26,000 donated working used computers that have helped connect
>> 2,500 schools, libraries, orphanages and youth centres that report use
>> by over a million youth per year.
>>
>>
>>
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