Installation Party: In San Quay, Old Computers Have a Future

Saturday, July 13 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. After the success of the first edition, on June 17, 2023, the municipality, at the initiative of Benjamin Drumont, municipal councilor and computer engineer, is repeating the experience. Two objectives govern this initiative. First, reducing the digital footprint. It takes 240 kg of fossil fuel and a ton and a half of water to build a computer. “The planet already has a billion of them,” assures Benjamin Drumont, continuing: “The second objective is to reduce the digital divide. Being able to use old computers, ten or fifteen years old, allows everyone to study or carry out administrative procedures.

One slot on Saturday, another on August 17th.

Of the fifty old computers that were refurbished a year ago, “90% are still running the free Linux operating system, which was installed last year.” Benjamin Drumont demonstrated using a fifteen-year-old computer on which a 4K high-definition video was shot. “In January 2025, Windows 10 will no longer have updates, and very few computers will be able to accept Windows 11. Let’s stop wasting time,” insists Benjamin Drumont. It is advisable to register on the town hall website to reserve your place. And to come with your computer after saving your data. A third meeting is also scheduled for August 17 at the same times.

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Installation party, IT Department, Old Town Hall, 20, quai de la République, Saint-Quay-Portrieux, from 2pm to 7pm.