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Linux-Announce Digest #874
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Linux-Announce Digest #874, Volume #3 Sat, 28 Oct 00 14:13:04 EDT
Contents:
LOCAL: Linux-Quebec (Montreal) - Rencontre de novembre / November Meeting (Charles Levert)
COMMERCIAL: Complete set of Japanese applications for only USD59.00! (Michael Wildoer)
Amira 2.2 - Advanced 3D data visualization (Amira Product Team)
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From: Charles Levert <charles@comm.polymtl.ca>
Subject: LOCAL: Linux-Quebec (Montreal) - Rencontre de novembre / November Meeting
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 17:02:01 GMT
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[ A version in English follows the one in French. ]
Linux-Québec
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Rencontre technique mensuelle
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Sujet : Les ordinateurs GNU/Linux sans disque pour les écoles
Quand : le mercredi 8 novembre 2000 à 19:00 (20001108T1900)
Où : École primaire Garneau ; 1808, rue Papineau, Montréal
Web : http://www.linux-quebec.org/Rencontres.html
Plusieurs personnes qui ont installé ou utilisé dans les écoles des
réseaux avec serveur GNU/Linux et clients sans disque présenteront et
échangeront sur leur expérience. Cette rencontre s'adresse
principalement aux enseignants, techniciens, gestionnaires, parents et
autres intervenants qui s'intéressent à l'informatique en milieu
scolaire.
Cette organisation de ressources informatiques permet un coût par
ordinateur client très bas (particulièrement avec des ordinateurs
recyclés du programme « Ordinateurs pour les écoles » de la Fédération
des commissions scolaires du Québec) et ne requiert qu'un entretien
minimal. Les installations se multiplient cette année. L'expérience
acquise au niveau pédagogique (applications), au niveau performance
(coût, vitesse et stabilité) et au niveau installation sera relatée.
Seront présents :
-- Françoise Maertens, enseignante à l'école Garneau
(100 ordinateurs et 5 serveurs GNU/Linux),
-- Réal Gingras, enseignant à l'école Félix-Leclerc
(20 ordinateurs GNU/Linux), ainsi que
-- Jacques Gélinas, Joël Pomerleau, Daniel Shane et Michel
Dagenais qui ont installé de tels réseaux dans plusieurs
écoles.
Pour approfondir vos connaissances sur le sujet :
<URL:http://www.linux-quebec.org/ecoles/Ecole.html>
<URL:http://www.mmedium.com/dossiers/linux_ecoles/>
<URL:http://www.fcsq.qc.ca/services/ordinateurs.html>
<URL:http://www.rescol.ca/cfs-ope/welcome_f.html>
Attention, notez bien que cette réunion n'a pas lieu à l'endroit
habituel. L'école Garneau est située au 1808, rue Papineau (sud de la
rue Ontario) à Montréal (métro Papineau, stationnement sur les rues
Lafontaine, Champlain, est de Papineau et sud d'Ontario). La
rencontre aura lieu à la bibliothèque. L'École Garneau est visible
sur le plan suivant (en haut à gauche) :
<URL:http://www.stcum.qc.ca/metro/images/c28.gif>
Les rencontres techniques mensuelles de Linux-Québec sont gratuites et
ouvertes à tous. Elles ont généralement lieu le deuxième mercredi de
chaque mois, avec relâche en juillet et août. C'est l'occasion de
discuter des dernières nouveautés dans le monde de Linux, d'établir
des contacts et d'assister à une présentation technique portant sur un
sujet relié à Linux et aux logiciels libres. Elles ont souvent lieu à
l'École Polytechnique de Montréal.
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Monthly Technical Meeting
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Subject: Diskless GNU/Linux Computers in a School Setting
When: Wednesday November 8, 2000 at 19:00 (20001108T1900)
Where: Garneau Elementary School; 1808 Papineau, Montréal
Web: http://www.linux-quebec.org/Rencontres.html
Several people who have installed or used GNU/Linux networks (composed
of a server and several diskless workstations) in a school setting
will expose and share their experience. This meeting targets mainly
teachers, technicians, managers, parents, and other parties interested
in computing in a school setting.
This approach to organizing computing resources features a low cost
for client computers (especially when recycled computers from the
Québec School Boards Federation's ``Computers for Schools'' program
are used) and it only requires minimum maintenance. Such
installations are increasingly being deployed this year. Experience
acquired at the instructional level (applications), at the performance
level (cost, speed, and stability), and at the installation level will
be exposed. The following people will be present:
-- Françoise Maertens, teacher at Garneau School
(100 computers and 5 GNU/Linux servers),
-- Réal Gingras, teacher at Félix-Leclerc School
(20 GNU/Linux computers), as well as
-- Jacques Gélinas, Joël Pomerleau, Daniel Shane, and Michel
Dagenais who have installed such GNU/Linux networks in several
schools.
To learn more on the subject:
<URL:http://www.linux-quebec.org/ecoles/Ecole.html>
<URL:http://www.mmedium.com/dossiers/linux_ecoles/>
<URL:http://www.fcsq.qc.ca/services/ordinateurs.html>
<URL:http://www.schoolnet.ca/cfs-ope/welcome_e.html>
Please note that this meeting is not held at the usual venue. Garneau
Elementary School is located at 1808 Papineau Street (south of
Ontario) in Montréal (Papineau subway station, with parking on
Lafontaine, Champlain, east side of Papineau, and south side of
Ontario). The meeting will be held in the library. Garneau School is
visible on this map (top left):
<URL:http://www.stcum.qc.ca/metro/images/c28.gif>
Linux-Québec's monthly technical meetings are free and open to all.
They are generally held on the second Wednesday of each month, except
in July and August. They are an opportunity to discuss the latest
news in the Linux world, establish contacts, and listen to a technical
presentation on a Linux and free software (free as in free speech)
related subject. They are often held at École Polytechnique de Montréal.
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From: Michael Wildoer <service@lavasoft.com>
Subject: COMMERCIAL: Complete set of Japanese applications for only USD59.00!
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 17:02:15 GMT
Reply-To: service@lavasoft.com
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Japanese WordMage is a complete Japanese productivity package for MacOS, Windows
95/98/NT/2000 and Linux which does not require any Japanese operating system
software to run (it contains its own Kanji fonts, Japanese input system, etc).
It received a 5-star rating from reviewers on both ZDNet and Tucows, two of the
biggest and most well-respected software download sites on the Internet. It also
received a 'Recommended' rating from AccessEd in Australia (the software review
division of the Queensland Department of Education).
Japanese WordMage includes nine highly integrated functions:
* a Japanese wordprocessor
* a multilingual HTML web page editor / viewer
* various study systems (with authoring):
- interactive storybooks
- auto-revision flashcards
- 'Kanji Safari' multiplayer game
- reading, aural and visual comprehension
* a powerful Kanji reference dictionary
* a grammar library builder
* a text translation aid
Please visit http://www.lavasoft.com/productinfo.html for further information.
We are currently running a fantastic download discount offer which makes the
Japanese WordMage (Standard Edition) download price only USD59.00! This is
incredible value for such a full-featured package and great for budget-conscious
students. All the usual benefits are included such as unlimited free Internet
upgrades, 30 days of email support, access to all platform versions, access to
new extensions, etc.
The Classroom Edition of Japanese WordMage is suitable for educational
institutions and starts at US$199 for a 5-machine licence (10, 20, 40 and
80-machine license packs are also available). A major extra benefit of Japanese
WordMage is that we include access to free program upgrades and extensions via
Internet download in the price - this means your school only needs to buy
Japanese WordMage once, yet can enjoy continued access to the latest versions of
software and resources! This a fabulous way to get the absolute best value from
your school budget. In addition, you get one full year of premium email support
bundled with each Classroom Edition pack.
Get your copy now! Please also tell all your friends, colleagues and schools
about this great offer.
To order online, please go to:
https://phoebe.safe-order.net/wordmage/orderform.html
For fax or mail orders, please go to:
http://www.lavasoft.com/printform.html
To add yourself to our emailing list (so you will be informed of future special
offers, new releases, etc), please visit
http://www.lavasoft.com/mljwmeveryone.html.
The 5-star ZDNet review can be found at:
http://hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=00158A
The 5-cows Tucows review can be found by doing a search at:
http://www.tucows.com/
Notes:
* Japanese WordMage is also available on multi-platform CDROM.
* the download discount offer also applies to the Professional and Classroom
Editions.
Michael Wildoer
Customer Support Services
Lava Software Pty. Ltd.
ACN: 078 013 902
GPO Box 215, Adelaide, Australia, 5001
service@lavasoft.com
http://www.lavasoft.com
fax: +618-8235-0668
tel: +618-8235-0003
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From: Amira Product Team <amira@zib.de>
Subject: Amira 2.2 - Advanced 3D data visualization
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 17:00:47 GMT
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We are pleased to announce the release of Amira 2.2. Amira is an
advanced visualization and 3D reconstruction software. Demo versions
of Amira 2.2 can be downloaded from the following URLs:
http://www.amiravis.com
http://www.tgs.com/amira
With Amira 2.2 also a developer edition is released (AmiraDev), which
allows the user to extend the system by implementing new modules in
C++. If you are interested in the Amira developer edition, please
contact TGS http://www.amiravis.com/contact.html
Amira is a modern, user-friendly interactive Workbench for researchers
and developers. It offers fascinating new possibilities wherever
3-dimensional data sets occur. State-of-the-art visualization
techniques provide detailed insight into your data.
3D image data can be processed by powerful automatic and interactive
segmentation tools. Novel, fast, and robust reconstruction algorithms
make it easy to create polygonal models from segmented objects. This
makes Amira the ideal tool for research in medicine, biology, and
engineering.
In addition, true volumetric tetrahedral meshes can be generated,
suitable for advanced finite-element simulations. Simulation results
as well as other data defined on a variety of different grids can be
investigated using a large set of powerful visualization methods.
Supported platforms:
- Windows NT4/2000, 95/98
- SGI IRIX 6.5
- HP-UX 10.20
- SUN Solaris 2.7
- Linux RedHat 6.x
Amira is distributed by Template Graphics Software Inc (TGS).
Amira is developed by Indeed - Visual Concepts GmbH and ZIB.
Find details at http://www.amiravis.com/contact.html
The Amira Product Team
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