[il-talk] Fw: low cost computer and internet access forqualifying families

[hina altaf]

Hi Kelly,
Thank you very much. That is very helpful. I appreciate the help and
will send the information to the person in need.
Hina.

On 9/28/11, Kelly Pierce <kellytalk at gmail.com> wrote:
> Robert,
>
> The $15 DSL service is through AT&T.
>
> Hina and Robert,
>
> The computer I got for $85 was from Chicago Surplus Computer, which is
> located near Belmont and Cicero at 3053 N. Knox Ave. in Chicago.  The
> telephone number is 773-545-7357. It is not really a store where you
> can do in person shopping. They want folks to call before picking up a
> computer. I found them on Craig’s List. Give the guys there a call and
> tell them specifically about the kind of computer you want. I was
> crystal clear that I wanted a non-Dell Windows desktop for under $100
> that had room for a second hard drive, a DVD burner, PCI card slots
> and USB ports and a Pentium 4 processor or better. I ended up with a
> solid desktop that works great on all of today’s software. It comes
> with a 30-day hardware warrantee, in the event it stops working
> shortly after you get it home. You must pick up your computer in
> person during regular business hours Monday-Friday and they strongly
> encourage payment in cash.
>
> They don’t do handholding and help people figure out their computer
> needs. The guys take large lots of computers off people’s hands, such
> as companies, schools or government agencies, and prepare them for
> reuse. The computer hardware is checked and the hard drives are wiped
> clean and a fresh version of Windows is installed. The drivers are
> also installed for the particular computer model. Those that don’t
> make the grade are stripped of useful parts, which may be added to
> other computers or just sold separately. Those computers and parts
> that can’t be sold for reuse are recycled in an environmentally
> responsible way.
>
> When I brought the computer home and connected it to the Internet
> through the Ethernet port, the computer downloaded new Windows updates
> for an hour and then took about 30 to 45 minutes to install these
> updates. This needed to be done with a sighted person, as windows
> should be fully updated before a screen reader is installed. The
> update process is pretty self-explanatory so most sighted people who
> are careful could help. The computers do not come with anti-virus or
> spyware programs, so the end user needs to install these themselves,
> like most computers these days.
>
> Kelly
>
>
>
>
>
> On 9/28/11, hina altaf <hinaaltaf1983 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I know someone who might be able to benefit from this. Who should they
>> contact for further detail? is there any phone number and what should
>> they tell them when they contact about the computers?
>> Thanks,
>> hina.
>>
>> On 9/27/11, Robert A Hansen <roberthansen33 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Who is selling this?  Is it att?  Do you have to have att?
>>> Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Kelly Pierce <kellytalk at gmail.com>
>>> Sender: il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:11:22
>>> To: Deborah Kent Stein<dkent5817 at att.net>; NFB of Illinois Mailing
>>> List<il-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Reply-To: NFB of Illinois Mailing List <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [il-talk] Fw: low cost computer and internet access for
>>>  qualifying families
>>>
>>> For those who want something just as affordable, I just bought a
>>> Pentium 4 computer running Windows XP Pro with an 80 GB hard drive, a
>>> DVD drive, six USB ports, PCI card slots and connections for Ethernet,
>>> microphone, speaker, serial and parallel ports. It was just $85 and
>>> came with a mouse, power cord and keyboard. Broadband is available
>>> from AT&T for $15 a month.
>>>
>>> High quality information access has never been this affordable.
>>>
>>> Kelly
>>>
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