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Photos: Via launches energy-efficient PC

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• Machines,
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• Developing World

Andrew Donoghue ZDNet.co.uk

Published: 10 Jul 2007 17:41 BST

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Other alternatives to buying bespoke new hardware include refurbished machines for the developed world sourced by charities such as Computer Aid International. The charity works with local non-governmental organisations, such as Computers for Schools Kenya, to distribute refurbished machines from UK organisations, like British Airways, to schools and colleges throughout the developing world.

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