Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Boston Linux Meeting Reminder, tomorrow, Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - Raspberry Pi 4 Overview and Demo

When: August 21, 2019 7:00PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic:  Raspberry Pi 4 Overview and Demo
Moderators: Brian Delacey

Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 315

Note: Parking at E-51 is now free. See note below

Please note that Wadsworth St is open from Memorial Drive to Amherst St,
but is closed between Amherst St to Main St. See the ling below for
additional details.
https://courbanize.com/projects/mit-kendall-square/updates

Summary:

A review of the latest release of the Raspberry Pi

Abstract:

This event has been cross-posted as a Raspberry Jam Session! This will
be the first ever "BLU Jam Session". Here's an overview of what we plan
to cover:

1. A board level review of the main RPi4 components
2. A side by side comparison with other RPi models
3. A review of power and performance on the RPi4
4. We will dig into the latest distribution of Raspbian
5. We'll take a rack of RPis on a software test drive
6. We'll poke around the GPIO and other "attachables"
7. Audience Participation - What have attendees done with their RPis?
What's the newest RPi4 really good for? What's missing? What's it offer?
8. Q&A

1. Single Board Computers (ExplainingComputers.com)
<https://www.explainingcomputers.com/sbc.html>
2. Raspberry Jam <https://www.raspberrypi.org/jam/>
3. Raspberry Pi 4: Your tiny, dual-display, desktop computer
<https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/>

For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site
http://www.blu.org

Parking:
On-Campus Free Parking (These parking lots are free after 5pm)

The Amherst Street/E51 parking lot is the best parking option. It
probably will have plenty of spaces. During the school year the lot
tends to be full, but tends to clear out after 6:30 or 7PM.


Due to the never-ending construction, Sloan's Hermann Garage is only
accessible via Main Street. It is a small garage without a gate, and
directly under the Sloan library.

All other MIT lots require permits after hours.

The closest public parking
is Kendall Center Green Garage, next to the Marriott Hotel. The entrance is
90 Broadway Street. For other parking options, see
http://web.mit.edu/facilities/transportation/parking/visitors/public_parking.html


All Cambridge parking meters use Passport by Phone:
https://www.cambridgema.gov/traffic/Parking/paybyphone
This is active on all Cambridge metered parking spaces. Meters are free
after 8PM

For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site
http://www.blu.org

--
Jerry Feldman <gaf.linux@gmail.com>
Boston Linux and Unix http://www.blu.org
PGP key id: 6F6BB6E7
PGP Key fingerprint: 0EDC 2FF5 53A6 8EED 84D1 3050 5715 B88D 6F6B B6E7


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