No relation to Ice-T’s rebel army of the future.
Lowtech is a UK computer-recycling company. They’ve got an interesting philosophy–if they’re asked to dispose of a machine that they think is still usable, they fix it up with open-source software and resell it. And through their wonderfully-named Redundant Technology Initiative, they distribute healthy, free Linux machines (233mhz and up) to artists and other charity cases.
Best of all, hidden away on their site are some lovely diagrams on the economic effect of obsolescence on computer prices.
If only our Goodwill Computer Stores had this kind of political vision…although they did once let me borrow 30 elderly PCs for an installation.