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Re: [LUG] Re-subscription and hello.

 

> On 09 July 2019 at 17:19 Tom via list <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> On 08/07/2019 22:05, Jon Davey via list wrote:
> > Hi DCGLUG, I used to subscribe a fair while back. I looked through some of the 
> > names and recognise some of them. My reason for re-subscription is because I was 
> > recently elected as the social media co-ordinateor for the Liskeard branch of 
> > the Labour party and I am keen to try to promote the use of as much open source 
> > software as I can, clearly the list will be a vital resource for this. So this 
> > is, really a bit of a test aswell just to check that I have subscribed properly, 
> > because I'm not entirely sure I have.
> >
> > Jon Davey
> >
> I've just got a Pi4. I am thinking of getting a cheap monitor £60 for a 
> 21.5" and some plywood to make a £140 ish 'laptop'. Pi, PSU Keyboard and 
> mouse 'mounted' on the plywood and the monitor stand to slide in and out 
> of a simple slot at the back of the plywood. Needs a two socket mains 
> extension but it shouldn't be too hard to make it nicely portable with 
> the monitor folded down over some foam (which can be used on the lap 
> perhaps?).
> 
> You have a fully functional portable computer running open office and 
> most other things under Debian (and possibly Devuan soon) for less than 
> the price of even a bottom of the range PC to show of open source - and 
> you can even write 'I love <insert favourite band>' on the 'case' in 
> felt tip!
> 
> Tom te tom te tom
funny you should mention that. I one built a system into a wardrobe in my bedroom. 
It wasn't exactly portable, but it was good for both computing and hanging up my 
clothes. True story.
Jon
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