[Nottingham] [Talk] *Tomorrow* 7:30pm Thursday 16/05/2019: Trip To bits ‘n’ bobs

NIGEL Black rnjblack at virginmedia.com
Wed May 15 11:09:39 UTC 2019


Sorry, Folks,

I'm  unable to join you tomorrow.  Let me know how you get on with the installation onto a retro computer.

Have a good meeting.

Nigel
> On 15 May 2019 at 10:25 Martin via Nottingham <nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
> 
> 
> Folks,
> 
> *Tomorrow* 7:30pm Thursday 16/05/2019:
> 
> *Trip To bits ‘n’ bobs*
> 
> 
> This month we move downhill from The OverDraught to revisit an *Olde*
> favourite haunt in the haunted snug of *Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem*
> 
> 
> 
> See you all there for:
> 
>     Likely a demo of just how quickly a Linux distro can be installed
> onto an ex-TNMoC old retro-computer of some unknown innards...
> 
>     Enthusings of a TNMoC adventurous debrief;
> 
>     Further enthusings for the latest announcement for an EPYC
> supercomputer[*] that is to outpace the combined force of the present
> top 160 of the world supercomputers;
> 
>     With further comparisons for how the latest design compares with the
> Cray designs of old (as can be seen at TNMoC 😉 🙂 );
> 
>     With the added side note that Linux runs ALL of the world top 500
> supercomputers...
> 
>     And lots else Linux and new developments!
> 
> 
> (Anyone got a Brambleweeny or a more modest Bramble to bring?! :-P )
> 
> 
> 
> All welcome, technical and non-technical alike, for everything about
> Linux, Supercomputers, Linux distros, and upgrades!
> 
> We will no doubt be discussing everything else in general also.
> 
> 
> 
> All at:
> 
> 7:30pm Thursday 16/05/2019
> ==========================
> 
> 
> Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem
> https://www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk/pubs/nottinghamshire/ye-olde-trip-to-jerusalem/
> 
> 1 Brewhouse Yard
> Nottingham, NG1 6AD
> 
> Phone: 0115 9473171
> 
> We have the ground floor snug room reserved.
> 
> Just ask the friendly bar staff for Linux or follow the Penguins!
> 
> 
> 
> Some of us will be there earlier for some of their fine food and warmth.
> 
> 
> 
> All welcome! :-)
> 
> See ya there,
> Martin
> 
> 
> 
> *: Further detail on: Beyond Rome: AMD’s EPYC and Radeon to Power
> World’s Fastest Exascale Supercomputer (beware the annoying adverts!)
> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-epyc-radeon-frontier-exascale-supercomputer,39275.html
> 
> See also: Frontier: Expected World’s Fastest Supercomputer to be Powered
> by AMD
> https://www.amd.com/en/products/frontier
> 
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