Appeal: Help with cost of new LlamaServer

llamabeast · #1 June 23rd, 2009, 09:40 AM

As some of you may remember, the computer that the LlamaServer runs on blew up some time last year. Since then, the LlamaServer has been running on, ahem, a computer at my university department.

However, I'll be graduating soon and so I need to get a new computer for it to run on. I've found a suitable one available for £260. I'm obviously quite happy to put the time in for switching all the software across again, and my brother has kindly offered to have the computer sit in his office (since next year I won't have as ridiculously good a net connection as I have had this last three years). If people can help with the cost of the new computer though I really would be hugely appreciative.

I have ingeniously created a Pledgie page that's easy to donate to, here: http://pledgie.com/campaigns/4985.

TwoBits · #2 June 23rd, 2009, 12:38 PM

I would like to kick in a little for this (does $10 or so sound good?), now that I'm playing MP. How does it work? You're not going to use my credit card number at Ikea now, are you?

Of course I meant 10 Zimbabwean dollars

Ha ha, I will kick in real cash (I know it's going to a good cause) if I know how, and I know it's secure.

DonCorazon · #3 June 23rd, 2009, 12:52 PM

Thanks Llama, pledged - and you have a standing offer of some Anchor Steams should your travels ever take you to San Francisco!

llamabeast · #4 June 23rd, 2009, 12:58 PM

Thanks very much guys!

TwoBits - if you go to the pledgie link I give in the first post, I think it's fairly self-explanatory from there. You can donate by giving your card details to PayPal, which I think is about as secure as they come.

DC - what's an Anchor Steam? I've hardly been to the US (five days in Boston last December), but I hope to visit properly some time.

DonCorazon · #5 June 23rd, 2009, 01:11 PM

Its the local brew here. Been around since 1896, which is old for us

Sombre · #6 June 23rd, 2009, 01:16 PM

I'll just give you a bit of dosh in person. It's a great thing for the community, the llamaserver.

Meglobob · #7 June 23rd, 2009, 01:45 PM

Donated, many thanks for the lamaserver.

GrudgeBringer · #8 June 23rd, 2009, 01:53 PM

As I have mentioned before, I am not real computer savvy and don't have a Pay-Pal account.

I would like to contribute $50.00 American but don't know how to get it to you. If someone can tell me a way, without having to join something I know nothing about it will be on its way this evening.

I don't know what that equates to in Euro's or whatever monetary unit you happen to use.

You can PM me with any info and I am happy to help.

Grudge

Sombre · #9 June 23rd, 2009, 02:06 PM

We use shillars and doshnotes here in blightopia.

archaeolept · #10 June 23rd, 2009, 02:13 PM

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