[9fans] Austin, Tx: Build Your Own Box

[Jim Choate <ravage@ssz.com>]

Oye! Oye! Oye! Build Your Own Box! But Don't Do It Alone!

Sponsored by ESSI, Hanger 18, The Austin Linux Group, Austin Cypherpunks,
& LinuxLink, Inc.

Pass it around!!!!!!!! (Yeah, this means you)

Where you say?

Emperor Systems
Dan Lee Vogler
2538 S. Congress Avenue #300 (3rd floor)
512-440-1132
plan9@hdtv.net
Noon until 6pm

What is going on?

We'll be helping build a variety of boxes and hosting some short talks and 
demonstrations. We're still working on the talk/demo's, but if you're
interested in doing one then contact,

Jim Choate
ravage@ssz.com
512-451-7087

At least one of the talks will be by Stu Green (one of the founders of ALG)
on his proposal for a 'Open Source Forge' here in Austin.

Why would I be interested?

The purpose of the BYOB is to help users of Plan 9 and Linux (or Inferno, or 
QNX, or BSD, or ...) to network in the community. We do this by helping people
build their first box, update or upgrade an existing machine, or perhaps 
provide some other service to the user community (e.g. a talk on public key 
management). So, if you've a small business or a particular interest in some 
application you might want to consider giving a short (30 min. or up) talk or 
demonstration. Hangar 18 in particular is hoping to make considerable gains in
providing a public access Plan 9 resource site through these activities.

With regard to Plan 9 machines, we recommend the following minimums for a
IO/Auth server (the 'entry' level server):

K6 or Pentium One - 75MHz  or better
32 Meg RAM or more
540 Meg ide HD or more
S3 Virge or ATI Rage-128 PCI video card w/ 4Meg or more
Intel or 3COM PCI NIC card
THREE ( 3 ) button PS/2 mouse ( not a wheel mouse )
4X or better ATAPI/ide CD-ROM drive.
1.44 Floppy Drive

For more information on Plan 9 or the Hangar 18 Co-Op please visit,

http://einstein.ssz.com/hangar18

Mr. OLU at Low Budget PC has all these parts "CHEAP" at 707-8044. (And no,
they're not directly involved and we dont receive any sort of return for
endorsment - not that this is mind you)

Many thanks to Dan of Emperor Systems in providing a location to make this
possible.

With respect to refreshments, we ask everyone to try to bring something.
Several of us are going to try and raise enough $$$ by donation to
get a Chinese take out around 2pm for all attendee's. We currently have
$60 donated. Please consider helping out in this fine culinary endeavour.

See you there!


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