Boston Linux and Unix InstallFest XXX1 Saturday November 22, 2008
Boston Linux Installfest XXXI When: Saturday, November 22, 2008 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Where: MIT Building E-51, Room 061 2 Amherst St, Cambridge Plenty of parking in front of the building. What you need to bring: Your computer, monitor, power strips and your Linux distributions. We do have copies of some distributions. In general we have expertise with most distros, but if you need special expertise, please email the BLU discussion list in advance. COST: It's free! However, we DO have expenses, and contributions are welcome. Please consider contributing $25 per machine. Our volunteers will help you to install Linux on your own system. While Linux runs on most systems, some systems do have configurations and hardware that may not be supported. Please consult the following web pages for hardware compatibility. While we prefer you to bring your own distros, our volunteers will normally have Linux.ORG: http://www.linux.org/hardware/index.html Hardware HOWTO: http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO.html Linux Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.linuxdoc.org/ Generally our volunteers have sets of the latest Fedora, SuSE and Ubuntu distributions: * Fedora - http://fedora.redhat.com (Fedora 9) * Open SuSE - http://opensuse.org (OpenSuSE 11.0) * Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com (Intrepid Ibex 8.10) * Debian - http://www.debian.org/ In addition, you can run Linux on your Windows PC through a virtual machine manager, such as Virtualbox. You can install this in your Windows machine and run Linux as a gues, or install it in your Linux machine and run Windows as a guest. http://www.virtualbox.org. Please refer to the BLU website (http://www.blu.org) for further information and directions. Parking is available in front of the building on Amherst St. Enter the building, and take the elevator to your left down 1 floor. Room 061 is opposite the elevator. -- Jerry Feldman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id: 537C5846 PGP Key fingerprint: 3D1B 8377 A3C0 A5F2 ECBB CA3B 4607 4319 537C 5846 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Looking for local mobo suppliers
Michael ODonnell wrote: One of the GNHLUG members runs a computer store: http://www.justworksnh.com/blog/ I don't know if it meets your requirements but there's a thread about it in the April archives on the GNHLUG server. Hi! that would be me. I don't stock many parts... just the ones that go into the computers I have for sale... which at this early point is pretty slim. I've been having a hard time selling Linux PC's in this economy, and making about 90% of my income fixing Windblows PCs for people. (I can't afford to stock things I can't sell...) We're open by appointment on weekends... I'll be there this evening doing some work. Not sure what time, but my sleep schedule is all messed up right now and I'm about to go to bed after a LONG day. The other drawback: We only take credit cards right now through PayPal. But the upside: We do have a few mobos in stock... all of one type... with RAM and chips available. They're AMD Sempron based... but I don't have the specs or prices handy. You can call the work number (in my sig) to see if I'm in the shop. If so, stop on in. If I'm there, we're open, no matter what the sign says. Brian -- --- | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Proprietor: http://www.JustWorksNH.com | | Computers and Web Sites that JUST WORK | | Work: +1 (603) 484-1461Home: +1 (603) 484-1469| --- ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Looking for local mobo suppliers
On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Brian Chabot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been having a hard time selling Linux PC's in this economy ... sarcasmBut everybody knows that it's only Microsoft's OEM sales policies that prevent Linux PCs from selling!/sarcasm ;-) -- Ben ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Selling Linux PCs WAS: Looking for local mobo suppliers
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:40:46 -0500 From: Ben Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Brian Chabot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been having a hard time selling Linux PC's in this economy ... sarcasmBut everybody knows that it's only Microsoft's OEM sales policies that prevent Linux PCs from selling!/sarcasm I was pleasantly surprised, the other day, when I was in Target and saw some eeePCs for sale, right on the endcap, for $299.99.* * (Not affiliated with Target, do not endorse, yadda, yadda...) ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
