TVs for Africa?

luckat

Is there a charity that takes TVs and sends them to Africa to be used for educational programming in schools? I seem to remember hearing of one, but can't place it.

popebenny16

No, its computers (PC's) so you must have misheard.

http://www.fujitsu-siemens.ie/aboutus/sor/community/nepad.html

you can google away as well

JackKelly

only Computer AFAIK

http://www.camara.ie

astrofool

I'm sure the cost of transporting a CRT television would be more than buying a new LCD and shipping it.

Cabaal

Its computers to be honest,

Deliverance

luckat wrote:

Is there a charity that takes TVs and sends them to Africa to be used for educational programming in schools? I seem to remember hearing of one, but can't place it.

About 2 year ago I heard that microsoft came up with the idea of the "$100 laptop" or computer. My recall is that poor nations would get a massive influx of computers for education 'free'. They would pay for them by the usage ie: as you use the computer you pay for it untill it is paid off. The implications of this are obvious in a lucrative long term sense ie:

great idea, lovely and all that, but you could be cynical and see it as a whole continent using windows, therefore a rather profitable venture for a company. The idea is very innovative though.

Ps: as an afterthought Kenya has a movie making industry, the latest one is called 'River' which has been nicknamed 'RiverWood', apparently they can shoot edit and make a film in one day with a budget of $800 with a return of about $3000. So I can't see TV's as a problem.

Cabaal

Deliverance wrote:

About 2 year ago I heard that microsoft came up with the idea of the "$100 laptop" or computer. My recall is that poor nations would get a massive influx of computers for education 'free'. They would pay for them by the usage ie: as you use the computer you pay for it untill it is paid off. The implications of this are obvious in a lucrative long term sense ie:

great idea, lovely and all that, but you could be cynical and see it as a whole continent using windows, therefore a rather profitable venture for a company. The idea is very innovative though.

AQctually I think you'll find the idea wasn't Microsoft it was these people http://laptop.org/

While they now cost around $150 afaik the plan worked and then run Linux

No way in hell a low spec laptop could run any modern version of Windows and still be able to work for any length of time

Deliverance

Cabaal wrote:

AQctually I think you'll find the idea wasn't Microsoft it was people in MIT
http://laptop.org/

While they now cost around $150 the plan worked and then run Linux

Ok fair enough, microsoft are famous though for stealing innovitave ideas, I wasn't sure about that bit myself from when I read the article. But yep it makes sense thanks. F'ing microsoft.

Capt'n Midnight

Deliverance wrote:

Ok fair enough, microsoft are famous though for stealing innovitave ideas, I wasn't sure about that bit myself from when I read the article. But yep it makes sense thanks. F'ing microsoft.

they should be famous for charging manufacturers $100 for each compute they sold, whether it had microsoft software on it or not. Cheap computers aren't in microsofts interest, DOS used to cost 3% of the price of a PC, now you can buy a barebones system for less than the cost of a business vista retail license

Technically speaking any portable DVD player which for a little over €100 retail is far more powerful than first IBM PC's and all you need then is a cheap keyboard and mouse which cost only a few euros

dame

Not sure about this but St. Vincent de Paul might give your tv to someone in Ireland who'd use it? Provided it's in working order of course.

Capt'n Midnight

dame wrote:

Not sure about this but St. Vincent de Paul might give your tv to someone in Ireland who'd use it? Provided it's in working order of course.

I know none of the charity shops will take electrical goods for health and safety / litigation issues.

Did the SSF manage to palm one off to Crumlin hospital

luckat

Thanks for the answers; I'll give 'em to my rich friends. Pity, really. I did give a ghetto-blaster to someone who was building places in Africa and that went down well, but she didn't want my tellies.