On Saturday, August 2nd, 2003, LUGOD will be holding its first-ever "Geek Swap" fundraiser swap meet!The swap meet will begin at 10am and last until (TBD).
The "official" purpose of the swap meet is to raise money for LUGOD! (We're in the process of purchasing a video projector for our meetings, and will completely drain our bank account in the process.)
The real reason is to have a social gathering, clean out our closets, and see what kind of neat and bizarre hardware other people have been hording.
Some items that will be offered are: Computers and PDAs:
- DEC Alpha Personal Workstation 500a (64-bit RISC architecture) with Linux preinstalled!
- Clie PEG-N610C PDA
- Zaurus SL-5000D Linux-based PDA
- Power Mac 6100
- Old computers (386 to Pentium I and II), many free or nearly so!
- Complete Atari 800 system, with disk drive, monitor, games and joysticks
- Commodore 64
Computer Peripherals:
- Olympus D-620L digital camera
- Rio MP3 player
- Monitors
- Epson printer
- Ethernet hub
- Assorted cards and cables
- UPS (no battery)
- Wireless antennas
- Video cards
Computer books:
- Peter Norton's Guide to Java Programming
- Core Java 1.1
- C++ PRIMER
- Linux Encyclopedia by WGS
- Running Linux (2nd ed)
- Understanding Electricity and Electronics
- Peter Norton's Guide to Inside the PC
- Maximum Linux Security
- O'Reilly's X-Window series (multiple volumes)
Non-Computer Items:
- WebTV stand-alone web browser
- VCR
- Exercise machine
- Personal refrigerator (good for den or cubicle)
- Really huge TV (no color)
- Bicycle
- Stereo system with CD changer
- Boom box with FM tuner and stereo speakers
- Light cart for houseplants
- DVDs
...and more!
It will be held outside Doug Barbieri's house, at the end of La Habra Court, in south Davis:
Directions:
- From downtown Davis:
- Head south of Downtown on E Street (go under the train tracks)
- E Street becomes Richards
- Richards becomes Cowell
- Turn right onto Valdora Street (at the Safeway shopping center)
- Turn left on La Habra Court (the second to last left turn off Valdora)
- Doug Barbieri's house is at the end, on the right
- From Sacramento and points east:
- Head west on Hwy-80 (towards San Francisco)
- Take the "Richards Blvd South" exit
- Richards becomes Cowell
- Turn right onto Valdora Street (at the Safeway shopping center)
- Turn left on La Habra Court (the second to last left turn off Valdora)
- Doug Barbieri's house is at the end, on the right
- From the San Francisco area:
- Head east on Hwy-80 (towards Sacramento)
- Take the "Richards Blvd" exit towards "Downtown"
- Turn left at the light, onto Richards
- Richards becomes Cowell
- Turn right onto Valdora Street (at the Safeway shopping center)
- Turn left on La Habra Court (the second to last left turn off Valdora)
- Doug Barbieri's house is at the end, on the right
Just show up and browse (and, hopefully, buy)! With regards to fundraising for LUGOD, at this point, we're leaving it up to the sellers. LUGOD is simply organizing; volunteers are offering space and supplies to run the show; sellers sell things, and then donate what they want to us.
Contact Bill Kendrick. Please give him the following information:
- What hours you can attend
- What items you are bringing
- How much (percentage) of your sales you're interested in donating to LUGOD
- Were you planning on staying the whole time? Or only coming to drop off in the morning, and pick up any leftovers in the afternoon?