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On his website, www.PublicWebStations.com, Hargadon writes:
All the equipment needed to set up a public web station, Hargadon contends, is:"Hurricane Katrina has left individuals and families with urgent needs, and relief agencies will work hard to prepare food, clothing, and shelter for them. However, a huge number will be unable to return to their homes for weeks or even months. Free, readily-available public access to the Internet can provide a crucial lifeline for them during this time. This website project shows you how to do that with older, easy-to-find computers."
A Functioning computer with 128 Megabytes of RAM, a CD-ROM drive, video card(if not integrated into the motherboard), and ethernet card(or integrated). A Monitor A Keyboard and Mouse A working internet connection and CAT5 cable A burnt CD with the special DSL Linux which will boot to Firefox
Further details can be found here: http://www.publicwebstations.com/howto.html.
The site has a screenshot of what a Web station screen will look like. It is sponsored by Hargadon Computer, Inc., whose "Technology Rescue" program evangelizes the benefits of the Open Source software movement and the re-use of computer technology.
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