[HLUG] New Member - Introduction

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Hi Bill !
Welcome to HLUG. Do come to our meeting on Wednesday at Point4 and bring your
Sony. Cant promise you anything but you never know!
 
Pete H@

 

On 12 March 2011 at 21:35 Fleming <mail at fleming41.me.uk> wrote:

> Hello,
> I've been playing with Linux off and on for a couple of years, but start
> from a very low base in terms of computing expertise.  I have Ubuntu
> 10.04 dual boot installed with Windows XP on my desktop PC.  I also have
> Puppy Linux 5.11 dual boot installed on my aging Sony Vaio PCG-FX109K
> (Pentium III, 512 RAM, 80 GB HDD).  I want to use the Sony machine to
> learn more about Linux.  Unfortunately, Puppy Linux is the only distro I
> can get to run properly on the Sony machine.  So far, all my attempts to
> sort out problems with the screen resolution and refresh rate when
> trying to run distros from Live CD like Damn Small Linux, TinyCore,
> Lubuntu, etc. have failed.  So one of my reasons for joining HLUG is to
> find out how to fix these problems on this Sony computer.
>
> I have retired from gainful employment and have other interests I am
> trying to pursue, including flying radio controlled model gliders and
> using a music synthesiser to provide computer generated accompaniments
> for a local small choir which does not have a pianist.   I have lived in
> Kingstone for about 11 years, with my wife and 1-2 cats (one decided to
> go AWAL, so we are waiting to see it it will come back!).
>
> Diary permitting I hope to join you at the Open Source Event on 26th
> March and at your next meeting.
> Regards
> Bill Fleming
>
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