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Hi Tom (et al),<br>
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Can you confirm the date of their next meeting? Jonny tends to only
confirm it the day prior.<br>
<br>
HackSoc might also be a good bet. Any thoughts, Dave?<br>
<br>
<br>
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<div class="gmail_extra">YLUG hasn't met for a couple of months
now, but you could try "York Geek Club" (<a
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href="https://twitter.com/#%21Yorkgeekclub">https://twitter.com/#!Yorkgeekclub</a>)
- we meet upsta<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">irs in </font><span
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Thursday of the month at 8pm. There's quite a mix of interests
but you'll definitely be able to find someone to talk to about
Linux/Raspberry PI I'd have thought. There's been about 15 of
us whenever I've been before.</span></div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 25 April 2012 11:28, P Purkis at
Gmail <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<div><font face="Tahoma">Hello Philip</font></div>
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<div> </div>
<div><font face="Tahoma">I'm interested in knowing more
about Linux, Raspberry Pi, automation etc but have
drawn a blank on suitable evening classes or a local
U3A group - Microsoft seems to have a monopoly!</font></div>
<div> </div>
<div><font face="Tahoma">Yours might be just the kind of
group I need - when is your next meeting?</font></div>
<div> </div>
<div><font face="Tahoma">Kind regards</font></div>
<div> </div>
<div><font face="Tahoma">Philip Purkis</font></div>
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<div><font face="Tahoma">Knaresborough </font></div>
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<div><font face="Tahoma">From: "whiteley david" <</font><a
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<div><font face="Tahoma">To: <</font><a
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<div><font face="Tahoma">Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
10:40 PM</font></div>
<div><font face="Tahoma">Subject: U3A - New Computer
Group</font></div>
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<div><font face="Tahoma">> Hello Philip,<br>
> <br>
> I am the person who is giving the computer course
here in Ilkley. I<br>
> am very pleased to know that other folk are
interested in what I am<br>
> doing. I am afraid that I do not know of any
other people doing<br>
> similar things in your area. However I am a
newcomer to the U3A, and<br>
> know little about what else is happening.<br>
> <br>
> Might I suggest that you try and discover a <strong>Linux
User Group</strong> in your<br>
> area. I used to attend one in Leeds a few years
ago, and it was very<br>
> informative.<br>
> <br>
> We have had just two sessions of the five
scheduled in the current<br>
> course. I may be doing a session in a summer
school later, and I may<br>
> plan for more sessions starting later in the
year. It all depends on<br>
> having interested people who want what I can
offer.<br>
> <br>
> Hope this helps you,<br>
> <br>
> Dave Whiteley</font></div>
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<div style="FONT:10pt arial"><font face="Tahoma">To: </font><a
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title="ilkleyu3a@nebstone.co.uk"
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<div style="FONT:10pt arial"><font face="Tahoma">Subject:
U3A - New Computer Group</font></div>
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<div><font face="Tahoma">Hello David</font></div>
<div> </div>
<div><font face="Tahoma">Your message was forwarded by
U3A members in Burley. I'm interested knowing more
about Linux, Raspberry Pi, automation etc but have
drawn a blank on suitable evening classes.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Tahoma">I was a U3A member in Leeds
but have moved to Knaresborough. Yours is just
the kind of group I would like to join but I'd
like something local. Do you know of any
groups/classes near Knaresborough/Harrogate, or
anyone I could contact?</font></div>
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<div><font face="Tahoma">Kind regards</font></div>
<div> </div>
<div><font face="Tahoma">Philip Purkis</font></div>
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Date: Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 3:13 PM<br>
Subject: U3A - New Computer Group<br>
To: <br>
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<div><font face="Tahoma">David Whiteley is a new
member who used to work in IT at a University.
He will be pleased to lead a group of members
that would like to understand how their
computer really works - see his synopsis
below. If you would like to express an
interest in joining such a group please reply
to this email.<br>
<br>
<br>
Real Computing<br>
I am thinking about leading a group of people
who want to learn more about computers.<br>
Computers are tools. Most computing courses
teach the use of computers as tools, how to
use email, how to write documents, how to
browse the web and so on. If this is all you
want then you can probably ignore the rest of
this message. However, if are you interested
in what goes on inside the box then read on.<br>
<br>
There's been some publicity recently about the
need for children to be taught programming. I
wonder if others might be interested in topics
like:<br>
" Understanding the microprocessor.
What really goes on when it messes with your
bits and bytes?<br>
" Understanding networking. How does
your computer talk to Google?<br>
" What is the operating system? What
does it do for you?<br>
<br>
Automating things.<br>
How can you make your computer do what you
want? Do you want to programme it, or to write
scripts that use existing tools to do clever
things for you? What are shell scripts?<br>
Economical computing.<br>
Do you want to get and use professional
quality software for free, without committing
computer piracy.<br>
<br>
I would be happy to construct a course to
cover topics like these. I am now retired
from a job where I worked inside computers. I
spent my time designing systems, programming
them and administering them. I also taught
programming to engineering undergraduates.<br>
<br>
I would hope that participants would bring
their own computers. I will use Linux on mine,
but the same software I use is freely
available to run on Windows and, I believe, on
the more recent Mac machines.<br>
Are you interested? If so, please make
contact by replying to this email telling me
which of the above topics appeal to you. You
are free to suggest other topics which I might
cover if I am able. Help me to create a course
that interests you and stretches me.<br>
<br>
David Whiteley<br>
<br>
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