[aklug] Re: AKLUG at the Anchorage Mini-Maker Faire

From: Mike <barjunk@attglobal.net>
Date: Sat Jul 26 2014 - 10:04:13 AKDT

I'm going to be there, but AKLUG doesn't have a specific presence
unless I've mis-understood Dale.

We will certainly be talking about Open Source and I'll have a mchaine
there with Linux on a CD.

Mike B.

Quoting Royce Williams <royce@tycho.org>:

> Hey, is AKLUG going to be at the Maker Faire tomorrow?
>
> Royce
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Mike <barjunk@attglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> Dale,
>>
>> I have a computer we could take apart and put back together.
>>
>> Maybe even two.
>>
>> Mike B.
>>
>>
>> Quoting Dale Rooney <dale.rooney@gmail.com>:
>>
>> The maker faire is coming up on July 26th at the Loussac library and I was
>>> hoping that AKLUG would be represented. It would be great if someone could
>>> demonstrate booting from a liveCD or a USB stick. I know it would be a big
>>> hit if kids could assemble a computer, pop in a CD or stick and boot up.
>>> If
>>> there were two or three computers someone could be taking one apart after
>>> every assembly so the next person could start over.
>>>
>>> I know some of us are old enough to have had direct experience with Apple
>>> IIs, Atari 400/800 and Comodore 64/128s. We will have these and other
>>> 'Vintage' computers on display and working at the faire. Right now I have
>>> one volunteer who so enjoyed showing off these machines that they are
>>> coming back again this year but I would really like to give her some help
>>> and am looking for one or two more people to hang out, answer questions,
>>> and keep the machines up so as many people as possible can see where
>>> today's computers came from.
>>>
>>> If you'd like to help out or have a machine, software or cartridges you'd
>>> like to donate please let me know. I'd especially like to get an original
>>> MAC in working condition. (sorry if that offends anyone).
>>>
>>> Dale
>>>
>>
>>
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