This is amazing, guys. First of all, did you know that the Philippines actually has a Commission on Info and Communications Tech (aka the ICT?) Second, this commission has this iSchools Project, and they had a recent event which taught teachers and I guess, staff from 32 universities nationwide on how to troubleshoot, fix, and make the best use of whatever equipment that they have.
"As a result, an additional 512 computers resulted in a 67 percent revival rate of defective PC units used as laboratory materials, according to Toni Torres, iSchools project manager."Said the article.
I just wish they included in the article whether or not they accept donations of old computers. And, if they do, are there certain limits, like, only systems operating on Windows 2000 and up; no dot-matrix printers, etc.? Also, if they're open to donations, how are we supposed to make them?
I hope they bring this to UP, too. I've seen our all-around man, Kuya Lem, tinker and try to salvage what ever equipment we have. I've also seen the mountain of yellowed computers and parts in AS. I can't help but wonder how much of those might still be somehow usable. But then of course this issue begs to ask, "is it worth the effort?" Will the money we save be worth the time it might take to make repairs, and perhaps the slow productivity rate of the old equips? That's just some "take-away." (YES, I learned something from J109 today!)
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