[Note: The gates open at 0900 today, but since I am still packing I will probably not be there until 1000 or so. Tomorrow the festivities die off in mid-afternoon.] Yes, once again it is time for that fun-filled event called "HOSSTRADERS"! Where you get to take all of your useless junk^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H treasured antique computers and peripherals and find some sucker^H^H^H^H^H^H person who will treasure them as much as you used to.
We also (as a sideline) talk to people about Free and Open Source Software and how it can be used on low-cost, "broken in" equipment, as well as modern-day up-to-date equipment. Hosstraders is mostly a Ham Radio swap meet, but it has a lot of computer "stuff", particularly older, hard-to-find things for those of you who need cables, cheap floppy drives, etc. Last year I found mid-end pentium machines that had 64 Megs of RAM, a 10GB disk with Linux installed for only $25. each. Each year Hosstraders gets better and better. We now have a banner that is in full color, business cards that are easily made, versions of Knoppix that are geared towards ham radio operators, and a growing group of fans that welcome us back every year (instead of saying "who the heck are they"?) It even gets easier to tell you where to go (no, I did not mean it like that...) as we now have maps of how to get to the Hopkinton Fair Grounds as well as a name and number for "our" building, the Cressey Exhibit Hall, building #17 on the map: http://www.hsfair.org/generalinfo.htm As I said, Hosstraders is run by three self-described "old buzzards" who have been doing this for thirty years, contributing the proceeds to the Shriners Burn and Children's Hospitals. They can tell you about the best way to get there and "rules of engagement" at: http://www.qsl.net/k1rqg/ Note that admittance to Hosstraders is not gratis. The times and fee structure remain the same for the Spring event, as in the past: Gates are open at 9 AM on Friday through the night till end of event on Saturday. Fees are the same as in the past: $10 per seller's space no matter what time Friday 9 AM to 3 PM $10 per person After 3 PM on Friday, $5 per person THERE IS A $10 FEE FOR CAMPING ON FRIDAY NIGHT Yes, you can camp there on Friday night, and a lot of people do. There is a large area to put your RV, Tent trailer or tent, and it only costs $10. to do so. There are plenty of "carnie-style" food places on the fairgrounds with bowls of greasy fries and hot Italian sausage sandwhiches as well as some places that serve fairly decent food sponsored by churches and other non-profits. Be there, or be square! maddog -- Jon "maddog" Hall Executive Director Linux International(R) email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 80 Amherst St. Voice: +1.603.672.4557 Amherst, N.H. 03031-3032 U.S.A. WWW: http://www.li.org Board Member: Uniforum Association, USENIX Association (R)Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in several countries. (R)Linux International is a registered trademark in the USA used pursuant to a license from Linux Mark Institute, authorized licensor of Linus Torvalds, owner of the Linux trademark on a worldwide basis (R)UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the USA and other countries. _______________________________________________ gnhlug-announce mailing list gnhlug-announce@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-announce _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
