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The Salvage Server Project (SSP) has grown out of the very successful Community-Linux Training Centre (CLTC) project. It was obvious that a new project was needed. The CLTC project was designed to create a mobile computer training platform and media lab for use within communities, whatever their location. But for the most part, people needed help reconditioning old equipment for perform similar tasks in the same location. Therefore, in January 2003, it was decided to spin-off a wholly new project.

The aim of this project is to 'salvage' value from old equipment, putting it to new useful purposes. Mostly, we'll be looking at using the type of equipment recovered from clearance sales, from skips and from dumped waste. Whilst the project is mainly designed to support the use of information and communications technology from scrap – hence, salvage server project – we'll also look at the wider aspects of mastering "technology". Therefore we'll be delving not only into computers, but electronics and 'home grown' engineering in general. As we see it, the issue of waste electronics, recycling, and giving people access to technology are one and the same issue!

The other major element to the Salvage Server Project is making electrical engineering accessible to the public. Although much of this is related to the maintenance of computer and multimedia systems we have a particular interest in developing small-scale renewable power systems, usually to power computer equipment off the mains power grid. Although much of our work to date has been related to the operation of the CLTC, the building-blocks of our power system could be used to power electrical devices of any type.

The Salvage Server Project only produces information sporadically, usually upon the completion of a commission or project. For more detailed information on our past work see our publications and downloads page.

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