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Students boot up classmates — Joanne Jacobs

Students boot up classmates — Joanne Jacobs

Students boot up classmates

Growing up with unlimited computer access, Jack Montgomery and Tyler Stout were shocked to realize some classmates at Los Altos High didn’t have a computer at home. For more than a year, the two friends have collected old computers, fixed them up and given them to students in need, reports the Mountain View Voice. Their nonprofit, Silicon for Society, has donated 30 computers, which come with tutoring on how to use them.

Montgomery, the computer whiz of the pair, set up shop in his bedroom, where he pulls the computers apart, cleans their components, installs operating systems and software, and recycles the parts that are too old or broken.

Stout, who has had an interest in philanthropy from a young age, began