PASUG: Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group

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Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group
(PASUG)

Formerly The Philadelphia Area OS/2 User Group

NEXT MEETING

THURSDAY
April 24, 2008
7:00 to 10:00 pm

Open Discussions

The April 24th meeting will give members an opportunity to bring up any topic or issue, relevant to OS/2, eCS and Linux for open discussion by the group. Topics may include, but are not limited to HW/SW problems, useful new applications & utilities, virtual system usages, tips & tricks, etc.

Members are also encouraged to bring in their laptops for demos and (freeware) copying if they wish to do so.

MEETING FORMAT & TIME SCHEDULE

In order to make our meetings more productive, the following format & time schedule is effect. This schedule will be strictly enforced. Everyone is requested to cooperate.

7:00 - 7:30		Meeting start, announcements, etc.
7:30 - 8:45		Open discussions
8:45 - 9:00		Intermission break
9:00 - 9:45		Open discussions
9:45 - 10:00		Shut-down, Pack-up & Exit Building by 10:00pm

Mark the date and time. PASUG meetings are open and free for computer users, their guests and others interested in learning about OS/2, Linux and other alternate systems technologies. We have a very full agenda, please try to arrive by 7:00pm.

The Bryn Mawr Community Center (BMCC) is located at 9 South Bryn Mawr Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA.
Click here for directions and public transit information.

For meeting or PASUG information:
Contact Larry Lavins, PASUG Leader
Tel: (215) 878-9608
E-mail: llavins@comcast.net

The Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group (PASUG) meets monthly at the Bryn Mawr Community Center (BMCC). Meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of the month from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
(November and December meetings are held on the third Thursday.) Meetings are open to all computer users and their guests who are interested in learning more about alternative operating systems.
Click here for more information about our change in emphasis.

PASUG ACTIVITIES

STAY UP TO DATE: JOIN OUR PASUGANN MAILING LIST

We maintain e-mail and fax systems for news about PASUG and other user communities. Our community is particularly rich with OS/2 users. All interested callers are invited to join at no cost. Click here for details and for information on how to sign up.

SHARE INFORMATION WITH OTHER USERS

The PASUG maintains a list server where all users can share experiences and tap into the expertise within our group. To join, send a blank e-mail message to:

pasugTALK-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

or go to:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pasugTALK

JOIN THE PASUG

PASUG has continuously served its members since the early days of OS/2. Meetings are lively and informative, and new members are always welcome. Read about the benefits of joining the PASUG.

WEB SITE ARCHIVES

These pages are no longer current, but the information is still interesting. Caution, links on these pages might be outdated:

Data Bus articles Larry Lavins' articles for the Data Bus, the discontinued PACS monthly newsletter (December 1997 through December 1999 available).
Buildathon notes Information compiled by the organizors of our computer buildathon in October 1998 to assist members in preparing to build a system.
Nagano Olympic Games Member David Moskowitz was a consultant with IBM at the 1998 Winter Olympic Games and filed regular e-mail reports for our site.
Photographs from our October 2000 meeting
Archive of past meeting notes

THE COMPUTER BAZAAR

COMPUTER SHOWS IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA:
Many users have found substantial cost advantages by shopping for their computer hardware and software items at one or the other local area computer shows. There's usually some show in the area every 2 or 3 weeks, more often in holiday season.

Details are at the web sites of the companies in the Philadelphia area that sponsor regular computer shows:

MarketPro
TriState Computer Fairs

RECYCLING COMPUTER PARTS IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA

Elemental, Inc.
2371 Church Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124
(215) 289-1475
E-mail: Eleminc@aol.com
Web: www.eleminc.com