[NBLUG/talk] Tues July 12th NBLUG meeting: Installing Linux on a Chromebook

[Christopher Wagner]

Is there an online link somewhere I can use to donate a little for the 
projector?  I may not get to very many meetings, but I do want to 
support the group.

On 07/12/2016 04:26 PM, E Frank Ball III wrote:
> Reminder for tonight's meeting:
>
>   Topic: Installing Linux onto a Chromebook / Chromebox
>   When: Tues July 12th, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
>   Speaker: Robert Thille
>   Location:  O'Reilly Media, Sebastopol CA in the Tarsier conference room
>   past the metal statue and to the right - http://nblug.org/locations
>   
>   Have you looked at the prices of ChromeBooks and thought "Wow that's
>   cheap!  Too bad they don't run my OS of choice."  **Well, they can!  In
>   this talk, Robert will go over the options to give you "more" linux with
>   your ChromeOS device, from just accessing the crosh (chrome-os-shell) to
>   flashing a new ROM with Coreboot & SeaBIOS and installing the linux
>   distro of your choice.  - Robert
>   
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>   
>   During this meeting we will be accepting donations for a replacement
>   projector, our first major purchase as a user group in nearly a decade.
>   We are not a 501(c)(3) non-profit and cannot provide receipts for tax
>   purposes, but don't let that stop you we can accept cash or checks.
>   Thanks for your support!
>   
>   The projector fund is going well, we are upto $400, including the
>   existing treasury.  We are currently hoping to buy a WXGA (1280x800)
>   projector in the $450 + tax range. ($500).  Our current projector
>   is only VGA (800x600), not bright enough, and only has VGA input.
>    - Frank Ball
>   
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