Hi everyone,
The computer team has had an enjoyable and interesting time with exchanging knowledge and ideas on how to make refurbished machines run in new ways with updated software.
The team has worked hard on various avenues of funding and has achieved just over £1700 in 6 months with the help of the carpentry team (big thank you to them).
With all the activities happening in the team this has enticed others to join, we have had two new members joining us. Welcome Gary and Dom to the team, this brings the team up to twelve.
With computers and electronics being donated to WMS we run a triage to look at the viability of machines and products.
They are categorised in the following areas:
• Scrap
• Strip for parts
• Refurbish
With refurbished machines the team now has achieved the ability to take an older Apple computers and change the operating system; this has also been achieved with machines running windows.
Often, we find printers are a bit more complicated in the fact that they are not worth bothering with due to them being double head printers and these printers should be avoided if you are looking to purchase a printer for home use. A multi head or tank filled printer should be purchased.
If you are interested in having your machine refurbished or would like to purchase one, please see a member of the team.
As always, if you like the idea of working with computers and learning about them you do not need any experience just come along and put your name down to join the team as we now have a waiting list to join the team due to the capacity of the workshop.