Okay Folks My proposal to the SLUG committee for a sub-group of SLUG to do stuff out around Macarthur (Camden, Campbelltown +) has been accepted. Is any one interested in being involved? Let me know what form you think it should take? I had in mind something to complement existing SLUG activites, so I was NOT planning on another series of meetings and talks, or fests, although the mob out this way might organise a fest a year or something. To kick it off, I was planning on having a Saturday, once a month, at my place, which would probably have a theme for the day and where anything goes so long as it is Linux related. Facilities would be mown grass, tarp/tent if needed and some inside space, some work bench space, with soldering iron (which one depends on your skill and yes I have from a plumber's special down), barbeque, networking, internet connection (only 28.8K - no cable out here), electricity, printers, plotters and cuppa stuff. Some of the themes we could easily have are; ancient networking (for those who wonder what thick net is. I've thrown the arcnet out and I might be able to score some token ring if you are really keen), device drivers (I have a generic i/o card and other stuff, xinu on 286's is a good wayh to start), fitting extra fans (knibbler and hole saw available), cable making, music, games, hands on X video timings (you can't make these old monitors any worse), monitor repairs (but if you do, we can fix them), overclocking a 486 (http://totl.net/Eunuch/index.html looks interesting), building a scsi system for those who have never done it, setting up netboot stuff, building a firewall and testing it, setting up a surveillance system, samba with clients (well 1 win95 and 1 NT box) 1,001 uses for servo motors, setting up network print servers, plus the usual installation and configuration and other stuff. The only catch is that you will need to be a SLUG member. Whilst the SLUG committee would like things to be a bit more open, I think it is reasonable to ask people to join SLUG after an inital visit, if you are not already a SLUG member. Feedback! -- Terry Collins {:-)}}} Ph(02) 4627 2186 Fax(02) 4628 7861 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www: http://www.woa.com.au or [EMAIL PROTECTED] WOA Computer Services <lan/wan, linux/unix, novell> snail: PO Box 1047, Campbelltown, NSW 2560. "People without trees are like fish without clean water" -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
