Darrick, I have a T5700 I could provide you if you want one of those as an example platform. This one has been hacked to have 512 MB of memory and a 250 GB IDE drive inside, too.
Michael On Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:01:36 -0500, Darrick Hartman wrote: >Thank you to everyone who volunteered. I'll contact each of your >offlist to discuss the specifics. Sounds like there will be a number of >people with AstLinux experience at the conference. > >If we can share the booth duty, it would be greatly appreciated. > >Thanks, > >Darrick > >On 10/07/2010 09:20 AM, Mark Phillips wrote: >> I'll be there on the Wednesday (can do stand duty if required) but my >> buddy Ed Guy will be there all week and I could ask him to schlep some >> stuff down there. >> >> As you all know, I like to experiment with AstLinux on different >> hardware platforms. I'd be happy to supply my DecTOP, a 5501 and >> whatever other crap I have kicking around here. >> >> Let me know. >> >> Mark >> >> On 10/07/2010 07:08 AM, d...@ryson.org wrote: >>> Darrick and All, >>> >>> I'm local to the area and, although my AstLinux expertise is limited to >>> that of a user, I would be glad to assist in whatever capacity is >>> required. A few thoughts come to mind: >>> >>> * Logistics: If you're bringing "stuff," and prefer not to carry it >>> as baggage (and try to explain techno hardware to TSA security), >>> you can ship to my office and I'll drive it to the convention >>> center. I might even ship it back to you! >>> * Booth Duty: I'm not sure how many folks will be attending and >>> carrying the AstLinux flag. If only a few, and you wish to attend >>> (or participate in) some sessions, I'll be glad to shake hands, >>> kiss babies, and tend to the booth from time to time. Again, I >>> can't speak to the specific, interal workings of AstLinux, but I >>> can field user questions and serve as a character witness for this >>> fine effort. >>> * Tour guide: DC is an amazing place. During some down-time, I can >>> show you the sights. A quick driving tour in an old Mazda won't >>> make Fordor's list of top activites, but it might be fun. And you >>> can bring home snapshots of memorials without needing to dedicate >>> an entire day to sightseeing. >>> * Behemoth server: If you like Tom's idea (below) I might be able to >>> help with some of the hardware. It's not rack-mounted, but do have >>> an old Dell behemoth. It must weigh a quarter-ton and (amazingly) >>> works quite well after many years of hard service. The only >>> problem: I'm not sure it'll run AstLinux on it's SCSI RAID array - >>> and I'd rather not format what's there. And, of course, you won't >>> have to pay to ship it. >>> >>> >>> If any of this fits your view of what might be done at Astricon, or you >>> have other suggestions, please drop me a line off-list. >>> >>> Dan >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: "Tom Chadwin"<nnpait.servi...@googlemail.com> >>> Sent: Thursday, October 7, 2010 4:51am >>> To: "'AstLinux Users Mailing List'"<astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >>> Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] Astricon Table >>> >>> Show some examples of the hardware it can run on, if any can be borrowed, >>> begged, or stolen. Low-power, long-life are the two selling points of >>> Astlinux to me (and the organization for which I work), so put a Via board >>> next to some behemoth rack-mounted server, and make sure whoever is on the >>> stand knows the power consumption of the two units, together with some stats >>> about HDD lifetime compared to CF. >>> >>> Just my tuppence - wish I could be there to help out. >>> >>> Tom >>> >>> >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: Darrick Hartman [mailto:dhart...@djhsolutions.com] >>> > Sent: 07 October 2010 06:13 >>> > To: AstLinux Users Mailing List >>> > Subject: [Astlinux-users] Astricon Table >>> > >>> > Astricon is coming up at the end of the month. Digium was >>> > kind enough to offer us a free table in their Open Source >>> > area of the expo. >>> > >>> > I'm looking for suggestions of what we can show or have >>> > available at the table for expo attendees. I'm planning to >>> > have live CD's with the Generic i586 image. Probably will >>> > have a laptop showing the available web interface, perhaps >>> > showing how easy it is to upgrade from one version to the next. >>> > >>> > Any other suggestions on how we can show off the project? >>> > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports >standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. >Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great >experiences on the web. 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