MINIMUM STANDARDS
For equipment donated to Street Tech's CAT (Computer Apprenticeship Training) Program. The Following equipment is deemed "acceptable equipment".
  • CPUs - IBM-compatible working Pentium III  450 MHz or faster, with or without operating system, software, 64 MB RAM, 10 GB hard drive.
  • MAC G3 or higher (Apple) working
  • File Servers - Pentium 450 or faster, the CAT Program could also utilize drive arrays.
  • 17" SVGA Color Monitors and up (Working only)
  • RAM, all recent varieties
  • Hard Drives - 4 gig or larger for IBM compatible machines
  • Modems (56K, working only)
  • Mice (working only)
  • Keyboards (working only)
  • Network Cards, 10/100BaseT, name brands like 3Com
  • CAT5 Cables with Connectors, computer power cords, modem RJ-11 telephone cables.
  • 10/100 BaseT, hubs, switches and routers, gateways, etc.
  • Laser or Inkjet Printers, peripherals and parts (working only)
  • Digital cameras, scanners, Palm Pilots and other Personal Digital Assistants. (working only)
  • Surge suppressors, power supplies-uninterruptible/standby. (working only)

If you have equipment that you are interested in donating, and it is not referenced in the above list of "acceptable equipment", please contact us to inquire whether your equipment can be accepted.

To find out the CPU speed of your PC:

  • Method 1: Right after you turn on the PC, first thing at boot up, system will state processor name and CPU speed
  • Method 2 : Use shareware such as MyCPU 1.13 to benchmark your PC
  • Method 3: If all else fails, look on the motherboard. CPU details are labeled on the actual chip.
  • NOTE: It is more probable that equipment from 2002 or later is Pentium III or higher.