[Noisebridge-discuss] iMac and Monitor for Noisebridge or parts?

[jim]

   we could really use the flat panel display for at least 
one computer in the Turing classroom. Yes, one of the 
officers can give you a receipt for the donation(s). 


On Thu, 2010-12-02 at 10:53 -0800, Ian McKellar wrote:
> Hi, I have a couple of pieces of computer equipment cluttering up my
> house that I really need to get rid of.
> 
> They're not useless, but they're not useful to me.
> 
> First of all I have an SGI flat-panel monitor, the 1600SW. It was a
> revolutionary monitor for the time, it's even got it's own wikipedia
> page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGI_1600SW
> I've got the "multilink" adapter that lets you drive it off regular
> old DVI (analog or digital, you can use VGA with the right VGA-DVI
> cable) and power supplies for everything. They still go for $500-$600
> new or half that used on ebay, but that seems like a pain in the ass.
> I understand that noisebridge is short on monitors - should I just
> come by and drop it off? I understand that I can get a receipt for a
> donation, right?
> 
> Secondly I have a white 20" Intel iMac. The specs are: iMac 2.16 GHz
> Intel Core 2 Duo, 1 GB 2x512 of RAM, 250 GB internal ATA drive,
> internal 8x double-layer Super Drive, Airport Extreme, Bluetooth 2.0 +
> EDR, Built-in iSight, ATI Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory, 20"
> TFT display
> Actually, I might have upgraded that RAM at some point.
> The only problem with it is some occasional display corruption and
> crashing, typically associated with heavy graphics load. My suspicion
> is that it's a heat issue, but it could be a fucked logic board. Does
> anyone have a use for it? Is anyone interested in diagnosing and
> fixing it? I really don't want to send it to west-african landfill
> (http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/08/04/magazine/20100815-dump.html).
> 
> Ian
> 
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