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SLUG meeting 28 June: Newbie Night!

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From: Ken Yap
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 00:00
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Hi all IBM-PC users and Linux users.

The Sydney Linux Users Group (SLUG) will be meeting on the last Friday
of this month, Friday the 28th June at the University of Technology
Sydney, just opposite the Sydney Central Station complex. Meeting at
6:30pm for a 7:00pm start.

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). There's a GIF map in the
SLUG Web pages.

What is Linux ?
===============

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 on Motorola
68xxx, Sun Sparcs, DEC Alpha (64 bit systems), SGI, and the list goes
on.

Are there any joining Fees ?
============================

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.

What is on at the next meeting ?
================================

The June meeting will be a Newbie Night and you are encouraged to bring
along ANYBODY who would like to know more about Linux.

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

The talks start at 7:30.

There will be an introductory talk and demo on Linux and X Windows.

John Floyd will talk on LyX, a word processing package that runs under
Linux.

What will SLUG do for me ?
==========================

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.

If your machine is portable, bring it along to the meeting and we will
help you set it up for Linux.

For more SLUG details
=====================

http://www.anatomy.su.oz.au/danny/SLUG/index.html

Hope to see you at the next meeting!

Cheers, Grahame, Ken and Jaime
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From: ken@syd.dit.CSIRO.AU (Ken Yap)
Subject: SLUG meeting 28 June: Newbie Night!
Date: 1996/06/14
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