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

[Tom Lou]

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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