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

[Tom Most]

Thanks, but we've met our target and ordered a projector!  It should be
here in time for Allan's presentation August 9th.

Tom Most
Board Member at Large

On Tue, Jul 12, 2016, at 06:36 PM, Christopher Wagner wrote:
> 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
> >   
> >   --------------------------------------------------------------------
> >   
> >   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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