Greetings List Lurkers,
Welcome to your official notice of the Barre Open Systems Institute (BOSI)
Adult Swim. The swim stars at 5:00 PM), when we shall continue the business
pleasure and pain of dealing with the all manner of technology, with an
emphasis on open source stuff, and particular emphasis on the Arduino.
The Arduino is a very interesting bit of open source hardware and
software. The fact that this is backed by no less than Tandy/Radio Shack
(ya know that those twin towers in Fort Worth are paid for :^) matters a
great deal. The always popular pellet furnace, and temperature monitoring
projects all seem to converge around this Amtel chip set.
our Ongoing projects that tend to gather here (or gather dust) include:
http://docbox.flint.com:8081/arduino - moving in the arduino groove
http://docbox.flint.com:8081/javajive - to get better at Javascript
http://docbox.flint.com:8081/tsp - Temprature Senors Project
http://docbox.flint.com:8081/furmon - Furnace Monitoring
Note that while, I priced the batteries for the base of the snowba. A
"snowba" is a rumba with a snowblower, I still have not invested the cash.
We have a parted out hi-quad wheelchair with the kind of linear actuators
that might do the trick. Now I need a about $200.00 for batteries, some
MOS or IG FETS, and a snowblower, one with internal caterpillar drive...
...or better yet a well healed sponsor!
Otherwise Barre indeed remains a great venue for a Linux and Open Source
Software meeting. We have made some small progress on our internal
infrastructure, but remember - it is an analog world.
A new Barre City motto: "Wanna buy some rock?"
That said, continue to find our grubby mitts on the Dallas Semi "1-wire"
temperature probes, and the Arduino is clearly the coolest.
Note well that the Barre library stocks "Linux World", the DVD are available as
well. Don't reveal your source, I think I have some fines overdue...
Anyway, come and do open source stuff. For more information about the BOSI
Adult Swim meeting time and location try this:
http://www.flint.com/adult_swim_location/index_html
Show up at the the Hedding United Methodist Church Basement if you have
questions or are interested in Linux or the concept of free and open systems,
The basement of the Hedding UMC facility is actually working out pretty well.
If you wish to be included on the "Linux_adult_swim" mailing list, send a
response to this note. Note that the mailing list system is a bit peevish
right now. Let me know if you have any difficulties.
Kindest Regards,
Paul Flint
(802) 479-2360
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Barre Open Systems Institute
17 Averill Street
Barre, VT
05641
http://www.bosivt.org
http://www.flint.com/home
skype: flintinfotech
Work: (202) 537-0480
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