Tablet is a Lenovo X61 Convertible Tablet running Fedora 11, and the
screen rotation is a script i hacked together off of some stuff on
ThinkWiki.

~Alex

On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 7:08 PM, Daniel Marcus< danielm.nc @ gmail.com > wrote:
> OK, if this goes through, what I sent that you didn't see:
>
> 1. Count me in
> 2. I'll bring my 22" monitor
> 3. I want to see the tablet, and what desktop environment is it running?
>
> Positively,
> Daniel S. Marcus
> Omni Impact Small Business Services
> Phone: (XXX) 926 9624
> Business: daniel@omniimpact.[redacted]
> Personal: daniel@d-site.[redacted]
> Website: http://omniimpact.com
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 5:46 PM, Alex < akdom2001@gmail.[redacted] > wrote:
>>
>> I'm up for joining you Ed.
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 5:09 PM, Alexander Ray < alexjray.ncsu@gmail.[redacted] >
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Oh yeah, not as glitzy as compiz or composite, but I have a working
>>> tablet w/ screen rotation and character recognition and some other
>>> nifty stuff.
>>>
>>> I just powered up the mindstorms, trying to get an estimate on how
>>> long it'd take to install linux on it.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 4:47 PM, < jpgoel@ncsu.[redacted] > wrote:
>>> > One thing you could consider doing is some linux demo stuff.
>>> >
>>> > Usually the LUG does that - they bring out a few laptops and demo
>>> > things
>>> > like compiz, etc.
>>> >
>>> > But perhaps you can bring a few 22" monitors (basically, have a big
>>> > noticable screen with a wide viewing angle) and have someone
>>> > continuously
>>> > spinning a compiz cube, showing off the cool screensavers, or demoing
>>> > other nifty software (vuze, rhythmboxes, gcc, whatever you think is
>>> > cool)
>>> >
>>> > You could even have ubuntu cds available (And put labels on them, or
>>> > printing on them: "Free Linux, paid for by the NCSU LUG" or something
>>> > cute). Or maybe signups for a "LUGger to come to your home, bring
>>> > pizza,
>>> > and install linux on your computer absolutely free!" (use wubi or
>>> > something.)
>>> >
>>> > Just a few thoughts - basically, make it glitzy! cute! humorous!
>>> >
>>> > Best of luck,
>>> >
>>> > Jay Goel
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >> On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Ed Anderson< nilbus@nilbus.[redacted] > wrote:
>>> >>> Wolfpack Welcome Week is holding an event this Tuesday 2-4pm for us
>>> >>> to
>>> >>> show off our club. There will be free ice cream and impressionable
>>> >>> young minds.  Would you all be interested in coming with me to
>>> >>> participate and find some cool people to join us?
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Ed
>>> >>>
>>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> >>> From: Stephane Henrion < sbhenrio@ncsu.[redacted] >
>>> >>> Date: Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 1:28 PM
>>> >>> Subject: Response Requested- Wolfpack Welcome Week
>>> >>> To:
>>> >>> Cc: richard_shryock@ncsu.[redacted]
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Hello everyone,
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I hope you are all enjoying your last few days of the summer break.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I’m contacting you to remind you about signing up for having a table
>>> >>> at the wolfpack welcome week.  As the event is next week, Rick would
>>> >>> appreciate it if you would send him an email by Friday morning so
>>> >>> that
>>> >>> he can make that enough tables are available, though the earlier the
>>> >>> better.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> This event will be held Tuesday, from 2-4PM behind Burlington Labs.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Keep in mind that this a free event to advertise your presence to
>>> >>> incoming freshman, and this event will be specifically advertised to
>>> >>> engineering students.  Moreover, planning is minimal: tables will be
>>> >>> provided, advertisement will be taken care of by Page Hall, and ice
>>> >>> cream is being brought in as a further incentive for students to
>>> >>> come.
>>> >>>  All you need to do is bring people and whatever you would like to
>>> >>> give out (flyers, pens, etc… )
>>> >>>
>>> >>> The success of this event depends on a high participation of
>>> >>> organizations, and so I hope that you will consider participating in
>>> >>> this event.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> To sign up, contact either myself or Rick at richard_shryock@ncsu.[redacted]
>>> >>> .  Either of us can answer questions if needed.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Sorry about filling up your inboxes – I just want to make sure that
>>> >>> we
>>> >>> get a high participation at this event. At our next Presidents
>>> >>> Roundtable meeting, currently scheduled for September 15th, we will
>>> >>> discuss what method works best for communicating with organizations.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Thanks,
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Stephane
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Stephane Henrion
>>> >>>
>>> >>> NC State University
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Electrical Engineering, Class of 2010
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Engineers' Council - President
>>> >>>
>>> >>> sbhenrio@ncsu.[redacted]
>>> >>>
>>> >>> (XXX) 412-6524
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
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