Olin repair center
Introduction
Summary and motivations/goals of this project coming soon - if you're adding the project summary, make sure that you give enough detail for others to add their suggestions and edits, and note where in the summary more detail/revision is needed.
How to help
This project is a collaboratively organized undertaking, so the best way to get started is to just dive in and introduce yourself.
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Help wanted
If you are interested in helping, you can help! We need people from all disciplines and experiences. If, after reading this page, you're still unsure of how to get involved, contact [[User:{{{startedby}}}]].
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Events
Upcoming
If you have an upcoming event (meeting, hackathon, etc.) related to this project, please list it here along with details of how to participate. Once an event is over, please move it to the Past Events section, below.
Past
Activities related to this project that have already occurred, for archival purposes.
This is a Repair center beta test run by the Olin university chapter (main contact person is Nikki Lee). The initial brainstorming for the Olin repair center can be found at Olin university chapter/Repair center.
Goals
- to provide a useful service to OLPC
- to give Olin students valuable engineering experience
- to have fun
The current plan of action is to deal primarily with RMAed machines, as this saves Olin from dealing with potentially complicated financial issues (shipping, billing, paying for parts, etc.). Parts will be obtained from 1CC, and laptops/parts can be delivered by hand and exchanged during office hours.
Pilot program
The Olin repair center will serve as a repair center pilot program, exploring various ways of doing things in order to provide recommendations to future repair centers.
Laptop tracking
Ideas, brainstorming, testing, and reviews for laptop tracking methods will be posted here as generated. The current "XO monger", Greg Marra, has been tracking laptops on campus by hand. However, repair center operations necessitate more thorough tracking, implementing some sort of tracking database.
Milestones
(This will probably find a better home soon)
- 2/10/08 - first broken XOs received
