Re: Good News

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

David Phillips writes ...
> 
> As a further to my post of the Apple IIs in the school.
> 
> Now I know this is about Macs but it is a good Apple story. so bear with me.
> 
> I sent a MAC Classic and an Immagewriter II to Atapie in May.
> 
> Now for those of you who may not remember, this is the place in Papua/New
> Guinea that got hit by the Tsunami.
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> 
> I have had people say what use would computers be to them. I reply that in a
> hospital that uses only some Typewritters and hand written records it helps
> the overworked office workers to cope with the extra demand placed on them by
> the disaster. This was not a unsolicited item sent to them but a requested by
> them item. I was lucky in that the Catholic Church when approached offered to
> pay the freight which was 50% of the normal rate by New Guinea Air. This was
> still just under $400.
> 
> This centre is run by a couple of over 80 monks and by all accounts are a
> real pair of live wires.
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     Nice story-- sort of like a Christmas card. Thanks for posting it.


Rubywand