The mission of ByteWORKS is to provide opportunities for youth to develop their academic, vocational, and entrepreneurial skills and to become community leaders.
The Earn-A-Computer program is a series of 6 computer-related classes. Upon completion of the classes, students earn a computer.
One of the program we did to the help of some freelance writer is the Spelling Quiz last June 28, 2009.
The byteWORKS children’s earn-a-computer program accepts 4th through 8th grade students with no requirements regarding income or geography.
The program is free to the students. If the student completes all 6 sessions, they receive a computer.
Please see Earn A Computer for more information.
ByteWORKS also offers a series of classes for adults. This is an excellent introductory program for adults of any age interested in learning more about computers and the software skills needed to succeed in today’s technology oriented business environment.
Please see Adult Earn A Computer for more information.
Byteworks offers a Mentorship program for students who have completed the Earn A Computer classes and are interested in taking advanced topics. The Mentorship program sets up a Byteworks volunteer one-on-one with the student, and the student is given a computer related project to complete with the help of the Mentor.
See Mentorship Program for more information.
Bworks is a completely volunteer driven organization. As such, there are many varied opportunities for you to participate, both technical and non-technical.
Please see Volunteer Opportunities for Byteworks' various volunteer opportunities.
Byteworks also has a shop that provides refurbished computers.
The $49 Computer is a Pentium III up to 700MHz, 256MB RAM, CD-RW, Sound Card, 56k Dial Up Modem, Network Card, 10-20 Gigabyte Hard Drive, 17” monitor(If Availible), keyboard, mouse and headphones (or speakers if availible.) It comes with Ubuntu 8.04 operating system pre-installed. Software applications include Open Office Productivity Suite, Firefox Web Browser, the GIMP Image Editor, Evolution Email Client, Rhythmbox Music Player, and more.
The ‘web and e-mail’ network computer
This computer is usually the lowest end machine - just enough to run a web browser. Usually a Pentium II with 128M RAM, NIC, CD-ROM. Usually no sound, modem.
The Ubuntu Multimedia computer is meant to be comparable to the $200 Linux computers being sold now at WalMart. The machine should have a P4 processor, 512MB RAM, DVD player, CD burner, and at least a 40GB hard drive. Ubuntu 8.04 “Hardy Heron” is the installed operating system. After a standard installation, the following post-install “tweaks” are needed: