Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 01:44:26 -0400
From: Bill Kent 
To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject: MBSLug Demo "evening"


Press Release
For Immediate Release

Local Linux Users Group to hold Linux demonstrations at local bookstore.

Contact:
        Ron Gage - 517-792-5890

Announcement:
The Midland Bay City Saginaw Linux Users Group (MBSLUG) will be holding
a night of public demonstrations of the Linux Operating System on Friday
June 23, 2000 starting at 6:00pm at Barnes and Nobles Bookstore on 
Tittabawassee in Saginaw.

Admission is free and the public is welcome to attend.  The event will
be
informal and will be designed to help people become familiar with Linux.
Local Linux enthusiasts and experts will be on hand to answer all of
your
questions and also to give "tours" of the operating system.  Several 
computers will be setup for public use for this event.


About Linux:
Linux is a Unix like computer operating system originally written by a
Finnish student named Linus Torvalds.  Linux started around 1991 and has
quickly blossomed into the fastest growing computer operating system 
available.  Currently, Linux is available for little or no cost and can
run on most popular computer platforms including Intel PC's, AMD PC's,
Apple Macintosh's, Apple Power PC's, Sun Microsystems SparcStations, 
Sun Microsystems UltraSparc Systems, SGI workstations, 3-com Palm Pilot,
DEC ALPHA based workstations, and several other platforms.

About MBSLUG:
MBSLUG is an acronym for "Midland Bay City Saginaw Linux Users Group".  
MBSLUG is a local group of Linux users and promoters, as well as people
who are simply curious about Linux.  MBSLUG meets once a month on
campus at Saginaw Valley State University.  There is no cost to attend
any MBSLUG meeting or event.  Everyone is welcome to attend, even if 
they are not running Linux.  The meetings generally occur on the third 
Tuesday of the month.  A general event calendar is available from the
web site http://cs.svsu.edu/mbslug.
MBSLUG was organized in 1999 as a co-operative effort between Bill Kent of
Midland and Ron Gage of Saginaw, both avid Linux professionals.

About Barnes and Noble:
Barnes and Noble is a national chain of retail book and magazine
outlets.
Barnes and Noble is very active in sponsoring community events such
as this.  Barnes and Noble has a retail outlet at 3311 Tittabawassee
Road in Saginaw, across from the Meijer's store.
 They can be reached at (517) 790-9214.

For more information, contact:
        Ron Gage - rongage@att.net - (517) 792-5890
        Bill Kent - bkent@triton.net - (517) 832-7583

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