<div dir="ltr">Hi Kyong,<br><br>If it's Intel, then it's even easier to get Linux running on it. Happy to mess around with it.<br>It's fine if you don't have the charger. I'm sure I can scrounge up a MagSafe connector or USB charger to give it a try with.<div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Jason<br><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM kyoung <<a href="mailto:lseo@plg.uwaterloo.ca">lseo@plg.uwaterloo.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi Jason,<br>
<br>
On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 02:59:57PM -0500, Jason wrote:<br>
> I would take the Macbook Pro Air to test out Asahi Linux on, if possible.<br>
> Might be able to turn it into a light workstation for a friend of mine who<br>
> doesn't have a computer.<br>
<br>
Does asahi linux support older intel macbooks?<br>
<br>
Also I could not find charger for this one so I will probably just treat<br>
it as an e-waste. My old friend left me with this years ago but I never<br>
bothered with mac...<br>
<br>
> I agree that The Working Centre could be a good home for some of this<br>
> equipment. I'll email you a direct link to their Discord.<br>
<br>
sounds good. you can email or send invite to my discord account<br>
(i think my tag was "floating_signifier" or something)<br>
<br>
> On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM kyoung <<a href="mailto:lseo@plg.uwaterloo.ca" target="_blank">lseo@plg.uwaterloo.ca</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> > Good point. Here is the list.<br>
> ><br>
> > laptops:<br>
> > - t410 g1 (no battery pack)<br>
> > - t480 g7? (need usb keyboard and mouse as something went wrong with<br>
> > controller) + two battery packs<br>
> > - X1 Carbon g3<br>
> > - macbook pro air 2016<br>
> > - powerbook g4<br>
> > - two generic x86_64 laptops (one from samsung and one from lenovo not<br>
> > sure about models)<br>
> ><br>
> > SBCs:<br>
> > - Zaurus SL-C3000<br>
> > - USL-5P<br>
> > (both runs old unsupported version of openbsd)<br>
> > - pine64<br>
> > - Banana Pi M1 A20<br>
> ><br>
> > GPU:<br>
> > - gtx 1650 4GB<br>
> ><br>
> > If nobody wants them I will just drop them off at university's e-waste<br>
> > collection but I always feel bad when I try to imagine how many<br>
> > functioning computers I will be able to find in landfill...<br>
> ><br>
> > On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 02:11:05PM -0500, CrankyOldBugger wrote:<br>
> > > Your first stop would be right here in KWLUG. If you can post a list of<br>
> > > what you're got, some of the members might be interested.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > The second option is the Laptop Rescue, but I'll leave it to Paul or<br>
> > > Charles to provide the details on that.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Last option would be any e-waste site. I use Reality Bytes in Elmira.<br>
> > > <a href="https://www.realitybytescomputers.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.realitybytescomputers.com/</a><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > > On Thu, 30 Jan 2025 at 14:02, kyoung <<a href="mailto:lseo@plg.uwaterloo.ca" target="_blank">lseo@plg.uwaterloo.ca</a>> wrote:<br>
> > ><br>
> > > > Hello,<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > I am a student who is about to graduate and would like to give away<br>
> > > > old but fully functional equipments.<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > Does anybody know if there is a way to donate old laptops, SBC devkits,<br>
> > > > spare components or old GPUs etc to school or local hobbyists?<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > Thanks,<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > -kyoung<br>
> > > ><br>
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