[wplug-plan] New Meeting room

[Robert Dale]

On 26 Jan 2001, Mark Dalrymple wrote:

> > We might be able to get Internet access at the Carnegie Library for the GUM!
> 
> Woo hoo!!!
> 
> > I'd like to know what systems we'd all be bringing that would need
> > the 'Net. Laptops, presentation PC's, etc.?
> 
> That's probably unknowable.  Whomever is giving the presentation may
> bring a favorite computer.  Also, folks have been bringing random
> laptops to GUMs (like a solaris tadpole, some folks bring macs, and
> random windows and linux desktops).  Also again, folks bring entire
> systems to the GUMs, thinking they'll install stuff.

If they want to know what machine will be hooked-up directly to their
network, it will probably be a linux router.  The purpose would be
for finding info on how to install/configure software and possibly
download packages.

-- 
Robert Dale