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Fwd: What to do with older Linux laptop?

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> From: Martin Lafrance <martin [ dot ] p [ dot ] lafrance [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com>
> Subject: What to do with older Linux laptop?
> Date: September 7, 2021 at 17:29:31 EDT
> 
> Hi,
> 
>   Any suggestion as to what to do with an older (circa 2012) Linux laptop computer?
> Ideally somebody in the East end of Ottawa.  (I can deliver)
> 
> I'm willing to give it away for a good cause (e.g. supporting Linux the community).
> 
> It's a decent machine:  System76 Pangolin,   i5 @ 2.5G,  4G RAM, 55G SSD disk.
> Seems to work well.    Can run youtube videos over wifi.
> Battery is shot, it will not hold a charge.
> 
> I usually give my equipment to CompuCorps but they do not want laptops older than 5 years old and they want it to run Windows 10.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
>     Martin    613 724-7091
> 
> I'd hate for it to be trashed.
> PS Feel free to forward email to people who may be interested.

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