Computers for East Timor Project

September 2000

Thanks to all who have continued to help this project since our last update.

Computer hardware and software is still being collected for the Project and sent on to East Timor. At the moment, monitors are particularly required - currently the Project has 15 computers without screens.

For details of other computer hardware and software required, see the list below.

If you can have equipment or supplies to donate, please contact the Computers for East Timor Project, Stuart Sontier, [email protected]

April 2000

Thanks to all who have continued to help this project since our last update.

Transport is needed to get more computers from Wellington to Auckland.

Computer hardware and software is still being collected, see earlier messages below for what would be most useful.

If you can help with transport or supplies, please contact either the PMA office or the Computers for East Timor Project, Stuart Sontier, tel (09) 620 6018, [email protected].

PMA contact details : tel (04) 382 8129, fax (04) 382 8173, [email protected].

February 2000

Many thanks to all who have donated computer equipment, and those who provided transport up to Auckland. Thus far, the project has sent 13 Macs, 11 PCs, printers, software, manuals, and other equipment to East Timor. These left on the Endeavour on 12 January.

The project still needs transportation for computers from Christchurch and Wellington to Aucklnad. If you can help with this, and/or you would like a copy of the full update on the Project, please contact either the PMA office or the Computers for East Timor Project, Stuart Sontier, tel (09) 620 6018, [email protected]

HELP - East Timor / computers

13 Dec 1999

Kia ora, message forwarded on behalf of ETIC

This is a request for secondhand computers, to be sent to East Timor. The first batch was sent in January, more will be dispatched in the future so please continue in your search for more computers !

You might have contacts who have used computers (for instance, in businesses where they have just updated their computers), or software they don't use anymore (old copies of Word, Windows, Dos, Linux etc), or know of individuals with old equipment, that is still functional.

If so, consider asking them to donate the equipment to this project, the first batch need to be loaded on the Endeavour by Jan 7, there will be further shipments later next year.

Press Release

East Timor Independence Committee to send computers to help rebuild infrastructure.

13 December 1999 - Immediate Release

Several ETIC members are collecting computers, software and peripherals to send to East Timor, with the help of the NZ Navy who have agreed to carry the first shipment to Dili when the Endeavour sails to Dili in January.

'CNRT (National Council for Timor Resistance) to which Joe Ramos Horta and Xanana Gusmao belong, have requested computers as a specific need in the infrastructure rebuilding effort' says Stuart Sontier, one of the committee members, 'and we are asking businesses, institutions and individuals to donate their used computers and old software.

'We know that companies will often have a cupboard full of computers which have become redundant in an upgrade. These may be of little value in New Zealand, but could be extremely useful in East Timor, where probably 90% of the IT infrastructure has been destroyed or stolen.'

'The equipment will be distributed from Dili by CNRT, and used by local groups. We�re hoping to help the University of Dili with equipment too.'

Interested donors can contact Stuart Sontier:

[email protected]

ph (09) 620 6018

More information at this web site:

http://www.homestead.com/etcomputers/

Requested Equipment:

Computers and monitors: mac and pc; Computer and monitor packaging; Spare parts cards, hard drives etc.; Printers; Scanners; Modems; Zip drives; Uninterruptable power supplies; Networking equipment: routers, cabling, network cards, etc; Software Mac and PC Operating systems Windows, Mac, and Linux; Spreadsheet and wordprocessing; Database tools; Linux apps; Internet tools.

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