Re: [SLUG] Tampa Hardware /swap Meet

From: Andrew Wyatt (awyatt@intergate.cx)
Date: Tue Nov 13 2001 - 22:40:29 EST


It's an issue with my email provider, ever since he changed to imail the
date has been off on every message I send :-(

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mario Lombardo" <mario@alienscience.com>
To: <slug@nks.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 9:27 PM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Tampa Hardware /swap Meet

> Andrew, yes the /swap will be tomorrow, but it's ok, we can have it in
> the future as well, and hopefully at other meetings. In fact, I'll try
> to advertise a bit, so we'll get a better showing. Maybe in the future,
> we can separate the swap from the meetings, as I believe they may grow
> and will encumber our procedures and purpose; Linux not hardware.
>
> Also, the threading on my email program sucks, so I have to sort by
> date. Is there any way you can change the date on your PC to the
> correct date? You're always coming up at the bottom of my list
> (1969/12/31?), so I overlook some of your posts. Maybe some other folks
> do too.
>
> Mario
>
>
> Andrew Wyatt wrote:
>
> >---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> >From: Mario Lombardo <mario@alienscience.com>
> >Reply-To: slug@nks.net
> >Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 10:58:41 -0500
> >
> >>Please be advised, you must take your equipment back, if it doesn't
> >>become someone else's possession. PWC can't have its dumpster's full of
> >>computers or Paul and I might jump in for a cess fest!!
> >>
> >>This Wednesday, at the Tampa meeting, SLUG will be hosting a "Hardware
> >>/swap meet" (catchy isn't it?). Come with your unwanted gear in hopes
> >>to exchange it with something you might need or want. Try to post your
> >>equipment to this thread in advance, so folks will know some of what
> >>will be available for the swap. I will be bringing a test monitor,
> >>power supply, kb/mouse (at/ps2), video card, and ISA POST tester for
> >>folks wanting to test hardware. I'll even bring my portable soldering
> >>iron to remove older CMOS batteries for replacement.
> >>
> >
> >Hmm, I have:
> >
> >about a dozen ISA nics (SMC Ultra's, 10Base-T)
> >A Dual P133 HP Vectra XU
> >A P75 Compaq Prolinea
> >and a ton of other hardware that I'm no longer using at home, all of my
unused equipment works with Linux, no questions asked. Is this "wednesday"
meeting tomorrow?
> >
> >
> >>As long as your machine has an empty harddisk, Linux installs will be
> >>available, so as always, please feel free to ask for assistance. More
> >>to come....
> >>
> >>Please refer to the thread subject: Orphaned Machines by
> >>paulf@quillandmouse.com on 2001/11/10 14:49 for the origination of this
> >>event
> >>
> >>Mario
> >>
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