[frgeek-michiana] Lab Notes, 3/2/04

Lab Notes, 3/2/04
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Present: Olin Zuercher, Tom Brown, Yunchung Yu, Jay Schlatter; 6:00 - 9:30 PM

:: Replicate NV2800 Conversion / Edit Draft NV2800 Conversion Howto

Mike Cook was ill with the flu so we cancelled the conversion trials. The task objective is to convert a second and third NV 2800 to ethernet and LTSP net-boot before we publish the howto. By replicating the original work we will confirm our success and refine the howto. We'll take up this task as soon as Mike is well.

:: Finalize Design for Workbenches

Olin obtained three metal doors which we will use for workbenches, probably at the Barn. The doors cannot be used to implement Mike and Olin's workbench design even though they are light and sturdy. We shelved the task until Mike is healthy again.

:: Write Workbench List of Materials (shopping list)

Also postponed.

:: Sort the Upper Room to Prep for Demanufacturing

Also postponed.

:: March FreeBox Classes

Tom scheduled a FreeBox class for last Saturday, Feb. 28, and recruited six students. Only two showed up so the class was rescheduled for this coming Saturday, Mar. 6, at 2:00 PM. Tom will continue to recruit FreeBox prospects for classes on March 6, 20 and 27.

We need to inventory our FreeBoxes and test enough additional monitors to match with them. That means a Barn run to either test monitors or bring a load to the church for testing next week. We may need 18 finished systems for three classes this month.

Jody Montgomery spoke at an agency which helps seniors. The agency recruited six seniors for a FreeBox class. Tom will give the recruits a preparatory class in the lab on Saturday, March 20, 10:00 AM - 12:00 noon. Those that do well in the prep class can take any subsequent regular FreeBox class. Most, if not all, of these seniors have never used a computer. They will likely fail in the fast-paced FreeBox classes, which are geared to younger adults. So advance instruction and practice in basic skills and concepts is important.

:: DSL Service for Lab

Jody also informed me that the church is switching phone service to Choice One. Choice One is offering at least one year of dsl service as part of a promotional package. Jody didn't know the details regarding the level of dsl service, but it is probably equal to SBC basic service. Jay thinks the basic service is in fact business oriented dsl, 128Kbps up and down, burstable to 384.

Tom




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