[imc-tech-solidarity] Rosario's project (draft)

[evan@protest.net]

This sounds like a good project. I assume you're hopeing that we'll be
able to get a shipment of recycled computers like we were able to do for
ecuador.

My primary consern is that we figure out a solid way of getting the
computers through customs. As it stands i think the portland imc folks are
planning starting building out computers for argentina in December. I've
talked to the folks at accrc in oakland. They aren't going to have
computers for a while as they are behind on other projects. I think we'll
need to use the indymedia network to try and reach out and find some more
boxes to work on.

The other issue is that the brasil imc folks really want to get a shipment
of computers as well. I hope to find out if there is anyway to
economically ship smaller numbers of computers.

Right now it costs around $2500 to $2800 to ship a 40 foot container. But
for a 20 foot container which has half the space is just $300 less. I
believe if we were shipping a partial container we'd still have to pay
almost the same amount of money.

One option is to just admit that the shipping is going to be cost around
$2500 regardless of how much we send. If we do that we could probally get
30 to 50 computers for both brasil and argentina in the next few months.
It's worth noting that with ecuador as an example it takes a LONG time
from when we finish the boxes until they arrive at the destination imc.

Hendrix, is there a project like the freebaires community wireless project
in Rosario?

-evan

On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, hendrix wrote:

> Here is our latest draft.
>
> Goals:
>
>   a.. to provide internet access in marginal populous neighborhoods.
>   b.. to teach on the use of indymedia to promote alternative/participative
> communication.
>   c.. to encourage practices in surrounding areas.
>   d.. to give technical support when/where needed (repairments, training,
> etc).
>
>
> Preliminary tasks:
>
>   1.  We seek for communal centers, libraries, organizations, etc. in
> conditions to allocate a small computers lab.
>   2.  Contact techs, NGOs, etc., so then we can evaluate our work capacity
> for the project.
>   3.  Then we make some draft sketches with the network design / standalones
> distribution...
>   4.  Also, we're planning to join (co-work) with some electronic engineers
> (friends) to try a connectivity alternative: 'RONJA' (wireless networking
> thru home-made light transmissors/receptors).
>
>
> Tasks pending to the shipment:
>
>   1.  Once we have the details on what is coming here, we can finish the
> network design and standalones (with modem) distribution.
>   2.  After some planning, we distribute tasks/responsabilities among the
> different groups/individuals working (permanently or not) in the imc-rosario
> tech commission
>
>
> Also:
> i'd ask you to send a detailed list of components in each computer (PC #:
> cpu, mem, hdd, etc....) so we can verify it from the start (arrival).
>
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