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Next Meeting - Friday 30th August - 6:30pm for 7:00pm Start.

Newbie Meeting with "A introduction to Linux", Demonstrations, Q & A,
and time to Look & Play the OS. ALL are welcome to attend.

Major Talk -

 "Setting LINUX to Automatically retrieve & send Email and News from/to
 your ISP via a PPP link, thus allowing Off-Line reading/submission".

CHECKOUT --->  http://www.slug.org.au our WEB site.
   
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Introduction
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The Sydney Linux Users Group (SLUG) will be meeting on the last Friday
of this month, Friday the 30th August'96 at the University of Technology
Sydney, just opposite the Sydney Central Station complex. Meeting at
6:30pm for a 7:00pm start. More details are available from our web site
at http://www.slug.org.au

UTS is on Broadway just up from Central Station. Building two is the
engineering building. You get to it from the tower building level four,
on the left hand side through a set of revolving glass doors. You take
the lift in building two from level four to level six, and then find
room 639 (turn right on exiting from lifts). Note: Room 639 is NOT in
the main building but in the engineering building adjoining. There's a
GIF map in the SLUG Web pages. The room is kindly provided by Tim
Bayfield of UTS.


What is Linux ?
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Linux is a multiuser, multitasking and multiprogramming 32 bit
operating system that is a fully (POSIX) compliant UNIX-like operating
system. The best news is Linux is FREE and and it comes with gigabytes
of FREE high quality applications programs, device drivers, Graphical
User Interfaces (GUI), graphics programs, system utilities, internet
and communication tools (eg: email, http, ftp, Web software etc.). You
can run Linux on Intel 386, 486, Pentium++ boxes as well as Motorola
68xxx, Sun Sparcs, DEC Alpha (64 bit systems), SGI, and the list goes
on.


Are there any joining Fees ?
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No, the only fee you will pay is if you wish to partake in Tea, Coffee
& Biscuits at the nominal charge of only 50 cents.


Who can attend ?
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You are encouraged to bring along ANYBODY who would like to know more
about Linux. If your machine is portable, bring it to the meeting and
we will help you set it up. Contact one of us ahead of time to
prearrange any hardware hookup needed.

Contact either Grahame (gmkelly@zip) or Jamie Honan (jhonan@mpx.com.au)
copying Tim Bayfield (tim@ee.uts.edu.au), and we will handle it.


What is on at the next meeting ?
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This month is a NEWBIE month.
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"An introduction to Linux" talk, together with a demonstration of this
OS capabilities will be given. Several systems will be available to
demonstrate upon and for the more curious, to play with.

>From 6:30 to 7:30 there will be general discussion. This is usually
spirited and a good time to catch up with news/gossip about Linux.

The indictative schedule is:

6:30 - 7:00   General Discussion, latest information, gossip and coffee.

7:00 - 7:45   "A Newbie introduction to Linux" -  Talks & Demonstrations

7:45 - 8:15   Q & A  + Coffee Break + Time to walk around and view
              Linux closer.

8:15 - 9:00   Major Talk -
              "Automated News & Email retrieval/submission over PPP
               using ....." by Del (a Internet Service Provider
               in Sydney)

8:45 - Onward - Q & A, 
              Newbie's can continue looking & playing with Linux.

                    
Major Talk
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At this meeting there will be a special presentation on "How to set up
Linux OS to Automatically retrieve & send Email and News from/to
your ISP via a PPP link".  This is a topic of great interest to
many who would like for their system to get news & email down line
loaded for off-line reading and composition, as well as being
capable of uploading email & news items at specific times each day.

Talk presenter is: Del


UP and COMING Presentations / Talks
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Anybody with ideas for a talk is encouraged to suggest them.

In the pipe line is a "Office Products under Linux" night.


What will SLUG do for me ?
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SLUG is primarily a meeting of the minds, a place to learn about
Linux(Unix), discussion on the latest applications s/w, system tools,
MSDOS, Win 3.1, Win96 and Win/NT connectivity and cross applications.
(This last group would be of keen interest to MicroSoft users eg:
aus.computers.ibm.pc'ers).  Linux can be easily configured to look like
a LAN manager (ie: File & System resource manager for connecting
together numerous Win95, WfW, Win 3.11 systems using SAMBA).

SLUG members are made up of Professional, semi-professional, hobbyist,
and just those how like to play and gain knowledge of UNIX and the vast
number of FREELY available application packages. SLUG offers access to
Linux CDROMS, Video's, Magazines and Documentation especially to help
newbies experience the joys of using Linux.  We assist all newbies in
setting up the machines and strive to answer all questions be they
related to inter-connectivity, applications, core system issues or
general "Does anyone know of a .... package that can do ......? "
questions.

For more SLUG details
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http://www.slug.org.au

Hope to see you at the next meeting!

Cheers, Grahame, Ken, Jaime and Tim