And just when you thought it was safe......HOSSTRADERS!

LDR maddog at li.org
Sun Sep 18 13:16:55 EDT 2005


Nice, maddog,

I did think the pseudo^H^H^H^H^H^Elegant-<BACKSPACE>s were a nice touch.

retro-spectiveLee, speaking :-D

P.S. If you've never seen the Ham stuff at these meets, it's worth it
just for the nostalgia.

P.P.S. I used to work with a guy, who lived in the wilds of Quebec, and
used ham, packet radio, to connect to the Internet.

Jon maddog Hall wrote:

>[Those of you who are familiar with HOSSTRADERS can just skip to the organizing
>stuff at the bottom]
> 
>Yes, once again it is time for that fun-filled event called "HOSSTRADERS"!
>Where you get to take all of your useless junk^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H
>treasured antique computers and peripherals and find some sucker^H^H^H^H^H^H
>person who will treasure them as much as you used to.
>
>We also (as a sideline) talk to people about Free and Open Source Software
>and how it can be used on low-cost, "broken in" equipment, as well as modern-day
>up-to-date equipment.
>
>Hosstraders is mostly a Ham Radio swap meet, but it has a lot of computer
>"stuff", particularly older, hard-to-find things for those of you who need
>cables, cheap floppy drives, etc.  Last year I found mid-end pentium machines
>that had 64 Megs of RAM, a 10GB disk with Linux installed for only $25. each.
>
>Each year Hosstraders gets better and better.  We now have a banner that is
>in full color, business cards that are easily made, versions of Knoppix that
>are geared towards ham radio operators, and a growing group of fans that
>welcome us back every year (instead of saying "who the heck are they"?)
>
>It even gets easier to tell you where to go (no, I did not mean it like that...)
>as we now have maps of how to get to the Hopkinton Fair Grounds as well as
>a name and number for "our" building, the Cressey Exhibit Hall, building #17
>on the map:
>
>http://www.hsfair.org/generalinfo.htm
>
>As I said, Hosstraders is run by three self-described "old buzzards" who have
>been doing this for thirty years, contributing the proceeds to the Shriners
>Burn and Children's Hospitals.  They can tell you about the best way to
>get there and "rules of engagement" at:
>
>http://www.qsl.net/k1rqg/
>
>Note that admittance to Hosstraders is not gratis.  The times and fee
>structure remain the same for the Spring event, as in the past:
>Gates are open at 9 AM on Friday through the night till end of event on
>Saturday.
>
>Fees are the same as in the past:
>
>$10 per seller's space no matter what time
>Friday 9 AM to 3 PM $10 per person
>After 3 PM on Friday, $5 per person
>
>THERE IS A $10 FEE FOR CAMPING ON FRIDAY NIGHT
>
>Yes, you can camp there on Friday night, and a lot of people do.  There
>is a large area to put your RV, Tent trailer or tent, and it only costs $10.
>to do so.
>
>There are plenty of "carnie-style" food places on the fairgrounds with
>bowls of greasy fries and hot Italian sausage sandwhiches as well as
>some places that serve fairly decent food sponsored by churches and other
>non-profits.
>
>Be there, or be square!
>
>maddog
>============================boring organizing stuff=============================
>So if you have read this far you are probably interested and I could (as
>always) use a couple of warm bodies and a couple of demo systems to show off
>Linux.
>
>I will bring extention cords, power strips, an LCD projector and my laptop
>and a couple of chairs.  I will also try to get the banner from Bruce (if
>he has it).
>
>I will have paid the space fee and table fee as normal, and will TRY to arrive
>at 0900 in the morning to be there when others arrive.  Each year I get better
>at it, and this year I will try not to forget my tent and sleeping bag.
>
>So, who is going to show up?  Ben?  Bill? Ed? Rob? Mike?  You know who you
>are....
>
>  
>




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