Date:  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 07:43:48 -0500
From:  madodel at ptdprolog.net
Subject:  [VOICENWS] Event: PASUG Mtg: Thu, Jan 23rd

From: "Larry Lavins" <llavins at worldnet.att.net> 

..           PHILADELPHIA ALTERNATE SYSTEMS USER GROUP
..                  http://www.phillyos2.org
  
The Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group (PASUG), formerly The
Philadelphia OS/2 User Group, invites all interested computer users to
attend the January monthly meeting:
  
..               --  INTRODUCTION TO LINUX  --
..           Thursday, January 23, 2003  7:00-10:00 PM
.. Bryn Mawr Community Center, 9 S.Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA
  
I M P O R T A N T   A N N O U N C E M E N T
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NEW YEAR --  EXPANDED CHARTER  --  NEW NAME
As we enter this new year, we're pleased to announce that our charter is
being augmented by the introduction of the Linux operating system
alongside of our original OS/2 areas of interest, a move which we have
been planning for the past several months. Linux is now rapidly growing in
development
and popularity across the nation for many business users as
well as the personal user market.
  
Consistent with this move, it was appropriate to change our
name to the Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group (PASUG), whereby we
may also look at other new operating systems, such as BeOS, for example,
and others, at some future time.
  
Our first meeting of 2003 will be devoted to this long-awaited
introduction of Linux.
  
COME SEE - Run Linux from a CDROM: *NO INSTALLATION*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Knoppix is a complete *bootable* Linux, booted and also *RUN* directly
from a CDROM drive. Your hard drive is used only for swap space, plus any
storage you might wish to employ.
  
There is NO installation required. Repeat: NO installation!
Knoppix is an outstanding way to familiarize yourself with the many
features and characteristics of Linux.
  
Knoppix may be freely downloaded from www.knopper.net, a German website.
But unless you have broadband service, it's not a good idea to try to
download the 700MB file.
  
Several copies of Knoppix will be made available at the meeting for raffle
and auction. For those who don't want to download the ISO image file, and
then burn a CDROM, orders will be taken for copies of the CDROM for a
nominal service charge.
  
COME SEE - *LIVE INSTALLATION* of Red Hat Linux
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Larry Lavins and David Moskowitz will conduct a live installation of the
popular Red Hat Linux 8.0, with commentary & explanations at each major
step along the way. Hopefully, this will go a long way towards dispelling
the mystery & fear of Linux installation.
  
Meeting attendees may also ask relevant questions during the
installation, and discussions are encouraged in order to promote
understanding of the basic installation process. Future meetings will
address advanced installation topics, internet access, Linux applications,
Linux commands, networking, etc.
- - - - -

Other agenda items include announcements, news and raffles.
The usual free refreshments will also be available.
  
Directions to the Bryn Mawr Community Center (BMCC) and other useful
information about PASUG activities may be found on our web site at
http://www.phillyos2.org, or contact PASUG Leader Larry Lavins:
llavins at worldnet.att.net, or phone (215) 878-9609. - -
Larry Lavins  <llavins at worldnet.att.net>
Leader, Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group


                           

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