Zero Dollar Laptop workshops Update.

Working with Homeless, Reusing donated Laptops and upgrading them with Linux Software. http://www.furtherfield.org/zerodollarlaptop

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The first day of working with St Mungos Homeless, clients & residents was a success. After our call asking people to send their old laptops to us so that we can work with homeless people for the Zero Dollar Laptop project, we received many computers (laptops), and they are still arriving. We even received one from Greece.

The class was over subscribed. 12 individuals was the limit "Twenty people got together in a busy room (18 participants and 2 tutors Jake Harris and Olga Panades Massanet) and went through the first big step."

Week 1. Breaking Windows. Installing Linux.
http://www.furtherfield.org/zerodollarlaptop/?p=53

Preparing for ZDLT workshops
http://www.furtherfield.org/zerodollarlaptop/?p=13

Wishing you all well.



more info:

The Zero Dollar Laptop Project aims to change the way we all think about technology.

The Zero Dollar Laptop is a recycled computer, running Free Open Source Software (FOSS) that is fast and effective- now and long into the future.

Artistic Team: Jake Harries and James Wallbank (http://www.access-space.org/) Ruth Catlow, Marc Garrett and Olga Panades (http://www.access-space.org/)

The Zero Dollar Laptop project is a programme of public debates, exhibitions and workshops about art, technology and environment inspired by the Zero Dollar Laptop Manifesto http://robvankranenburgs.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/james-wallbank-says-the-zero-dollar-laptop-manifesto/. Developed in partnership with Access Space and St Mungo’s charity for the homeless http://www.mungos.org/as part of Furtherfield.org’s Media Art Ecologies programme http://www.furtherfield.org/zerodollarlaptop/Furtherfield.org/mediaartecologies.php