Regenerate Computing

What it's all about: Picture this: One day, two geeky friends had an idea.
Scratch that. We had a GREAT idea.......

The birth of a project: Guess what we were thinking?

"Where do computers go when people and businesses upgrade?"

Well, as it turns out, some of the brighter in the bunch sold them or gave them to
charity organizations. Still others followed the green craze and
had them professionally recycled.

Some people just tossed perfectly good machines.

We saw this, and also saw that many homes and non-profit organizations
cannot afford PCs or the tech support to set them up.

So what did we do?
We decided that those who couldn't afford PCs could benefit from
those retired ones. And what about tech guys to fix them, load operating systems, and otherwise set them up? We're geeks, remember?

Now you may be thinking,
"Interesting". But what about operating systems? They're expensive!
And these PC's are retired. That's old.

Interested in our solution?

Linux is a kind of OS (Operating System) like Windows or Mac, but with two major advantages (among many, many others) that aid our project:

o It's free. No, we're not kidding, it's FREE.
o It can run smoothly on older systems.

Free? There must be a string attached on that one...
No, there isn't. It's actually open-source, which means
you can copy any part of it, change it, and slap your own name
on it, as long as you mention the original authors of the code and redistribute it with the same terms you received it with.

It turns out a lot of people did this, so there are many different Linux OSs to choose from,
and many are specialized for certain needs or careers.

You're probably thinking, "I've never even heard of Linux.  How can it be good?"  Well, ever use Google? That runs on Linux, which is actually a pretty prevalent system used by internet servers. Have a cell phone?
A car? Linux powers many cell phones and internal vehicle computers (otherwise known as "embedded systems"). Though this may be your first time hearing about it, Linux is much more prevalent in today's world than you may realize.

We're actually typing this on a Linux distribution called Ubuntu,
which Dell even installs on some of its own PCs. See it here.
or here.
Neat, huh? And there's more. Since Linux Distro's (distributions) are open-source,
nearly all Linux programs are free, including a very high-quality Office suite.
Another plus is that since pretty much everybody can be a developer
when a project is open-source, there are millions of programmers fixing flaws
in the code compared to Microsoft's few thousand, and Apple's thousand+.
That equals less glitches, virtually no viruses, spyware, and other malware, and an overall more secure design.
That also means no annoying "allow or deny" pop ups ;-).
Linux is no small deal, and in the end, it ended up being a secure, resource efficient, low cost (well, no cost, actually), and overall perfect solution for our operating system needs. Learn more about the benefits of Linux here.

So armed with the proper resources and technological know-how to make it work, we started off refurbishing retired computers and donating them to families/organizations that need them.