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From: haynes@cats.ucsc.edu (James H. Haynes)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: We put on a free U**x expo
Date: 16 Oct 1993 05:17:38 GMT
Organization: University of California; Santa Cruz
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We had an all-day expo in the lobby of one of the science buildings
here on campus, had 3 machines running Linux, two of them networked,
and one running NetBSD. I'd call it a success - probably 50-60 people
came by to see and try out and talk about the systems and about 10 people
brought floppies and took copies of the software.
I had made up a combination poster and info sheet to publicize the event
and to pass out to people. The latter was a one-page article about
what's available, which newsgroups to read, where to find it on local
file servers, what kind of hardware is needed to run it, etc.
One thing learned: 9 out of 10 people who wanted copies of the software
brought 3-1/2" floppies, and we had only one 3-1/2" drive available.
--
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haynes@cats.bitnet
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