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Wood PCs For A Nepalese School

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the small-for-suitcases dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes: "The BBC runs a story about a Nepalese teacher who collects old computer parts to set up the first computer-equipped school in Nepal. They assemble the parts into wooden boxes! If you have old parts left, maybe you can donate something, too."

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  1. Re:Wooden boxes by DeepHootie · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Historical note the prototype for the Apple had a wood case.

  2. Net access? by merlin_jim · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Okay, this guy's got the problem of how to get the internet into his village. He laments that the nearest access point is in the city, a day's walk away, and that he can't afford a satellite phone...

    How far is a day's walk? Is it farther than an 802.11b? With tuned antennas? I mean, an 802.11b access point could be the answer... big upfront cost, but no ongoing cost. And he's already bought 15 monitors and 2 power generators, so the cost of an access point at the big city ISP may be trivial next to that...

    Anyone have any ideas on that? How far is a daywalk, anyways?

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