[Discuss] Want to buy some laptops/Macbooks/iMac/Mac Pro for a summer programming camp

[Tom Lou]

Will let you know when it is up and running.

On Sun, Oct 30, 2022 at 11:23 AM Tom Lou <mariolzx at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, Gregory,
>
> The website is not up yet, but we are in the process of building it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 30, 2022 at 11:09 AM Gregory Galperin <grg at csail.mit.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> do you have a webpage for the camp?  curious what it's like.  thx.
>> --grg
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 30, 2022 at 10:51:47AM -0400, Tom Lou wrote:
>> > Hi, William,
>> >
>> > Sorry for the late reply.
>> > You asked very good questions.
>> > We just need some computers that are able to run Python/JavaScript. So,
>> any
>> > laptops that can run Windows 10 should be fine. I guess a 4GB ram and a
>> > 256GB Hard drive should work. Of course, if you have newer/better
>> > computers, they should also be fine.
>> > CD/DVD Readers or Writers are not required. Having WiFi cards will be
>> > better. But if your laptop doesn't have a wifi card, I can buy some USB
>> > wifi adapters.
>> >
>> > We also hope to find some Apple computers, like macbook, iMAC or Mac Pro
>> > because we want to teach some basic Apple computer skills. I think any
>> > Apple computers that are able to run High Sierra and above should be
>> fine.
>> > Wired/wireless keyboards and/or mice are not necessary. But if your
>> > computers have a keyboard/mouse, we can also accept them.
>> >
>> > Of course, I can help you to remove/backup your data if needed. But I
>> guess
>> > most people here know how to remove/backup data:)
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Tom
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sat, Oct 29, 2022 at 4:47 PM E. William Horne <
>> malassimilation at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > On 10/29/2022 1:42 PM, Tom Lou wrote:
>> > > > I am helping to run a summer programming camp, so we want to buy
>> > > > some laptops/Macbooks/iMac/Mac Pro. If you or your company has some
>> > > > computers to recycle/sell, please let me know.
>> > >
>> > > Tom,
>> > >
>> > > Please tell us if you need ...
>> > >
>> > >   * Apple machines
>> > >   * A certain generation of hardware
>> > >   * High-capacity disk drives
>> > >   * CD/DVD Readers or Writers
>> > >   * Wired Ethernet connections
>> > >   * WiFi cards
>> > >   * CDMA video outputs
>> > >   * Wired keyboards and/or mice
>> > >   * Wireless keyboards and/or mice
>> > >
>> > > ... and then we're be able to help you more quickly.
>> > >
>> > > Bill Horne
>> > >
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