Thor, Jack & I responded in the affirmative, but I haven't seen any further notes in this thread. Is there still a possibility of a "group" purchase, and if so, how much?
Wes On May 23, 2012 11:40 AM, "Sean Swehla" <[email protected]> wrote: > As you may have noticed, the July meeting is the Mad Science Fair/Open > Hardware Expo. In the spirit of cooperation, Squidwrench is adding Arduino > as the unofficial theme of our Weekly Doings from now until the July > meeting. If you're interested in playing with Arduinos or just seeing them > up close and in use, come out to the Squidwrench Weekly Doing. If you've > never touched an Arduino before or don't know what a microcontroller, there > will plenty of people who can help you get started. If you're pretty good > with your 'Duino already, you'll get to share ideas and experience with > other people like you. If you're already an Arduino expert, come show off > and help spread the knowledge. > > We will also be holding a kick off event in the afternoon on June 6th. The > focus here will be on two things: > - help all the noobs get their environments set up (and hopefully running > the hardware equivalent of "Hello, World", also known as Blink), and > - generate ideas for things people could bring to the July meeting to show > off and talk about. > > If you are interested in playing along, here's your Getting Started > Checklist: > 1) Reply here or directly to me so that I can gauge the level of interest > and give you the details about the kick off event. Everyone is welcome, but > since it's at a private residence we're not going to post the address > online. > 2) Get an Arduino. I would personally recommend an Uno for simplicity but > there are several choices. > a) Try this first: http://is.gd/869K5G , > b) or read this for more info about your choices: > http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/148 > 3) If you're really motivated, start reading some of the many, many > excellent tutorials out there. Here are a few good resources to get you > going: > a) http://www.ladyada.net/learn/arduino/ > b) http://makezine.com/arduino/ > c) http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/182 > > If enough people reply to me today or tomorrow, we may be able to find a > bulk discount on Arduinos, so a quick reply might save you some $$. I'm > also open to any feedback about what kind of specific workshops you might > be interested in, so let me know. > > -- > /thor > > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College > Jun 6 - Why the Web Needs HTML5 > Jul 11 - Mad Science Fair - Open Hardware Expo > Aug 1 - Pimp My Network > >
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