Will there be a funding form submitted for this activity?: 

	NO

Activity Name:

	Making Linux Work for You

What category would you like your activity listed under (please check one)

_X_ Computers - General


Preregistration:

	NONE

Prerequisites: (skip to next section if not applicable)

        prerequisites: basic knowledge of UNIX
        enrollment limited to: NO LIMIT
        activity designed for freshmen?  Not specifically, but may be
					 of interest to many
 
Particpants selected by which of the following: (skip if not applicable)
	
	N/A


**** In the following sections where an "affiliation number" is 
required,
use the following table:

        1. MIT Professor        7. Freshman
        2. Sr. Lecturer         8. Sophomore
        3. Instruct. staff      9. Junior
        4. Research staff       10. Senior
        5. Staff                11. Other MIT
        6. Graduate Student     12. non-MIT

Contact (If other than listed above, person(s) responsible for
        answering questions, taking registration info, etc)
        
        1. Name: 
           MIT Room:
           Phone: 
           Affiliation number (see list above): 

Sponsor: (Responsible MIT Department, Lab, Center, Office, Group or 
Individual)


           Name: Student Information Processing Board

(If the leader and contact of this activity are not affiliated with MIT, 
please list a sponsoring MIT individual to be contacted as necessary.)

           MIT Room:
           Phone: 
           Affiliation number: 
        

Schedule (Note: for lecture series with different topics at each 
meeting,
          use the SUBLISTING section below for schedule information)
         (Also note: MONDAY, JANUARY 17 is an Institute holiday)

        (example: Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 9-Feb 3, 10am-2pm, 6-120)

Schedule:


        For all meetings        ___
        For first meeting only  ___

        Additional schedule information: 


Fee: (subject to IAP Policy Committee approval)

	NONE

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Description:(If your activity meets fewer than 4 hours total, please
type 3 lines of description; more than 4 hours, 6 lines. Each line
contains 75 characters.  ANY OVERRUN WILL BE EDITED OUT.)

Linux is a fully functional, stable, and free UNIX clone for x86-based
PCs.  Using it gives your computer Athena functionality ranging from
zephyr to AFS to gcc.  Topics will include whether Linux is for you,
system requirements, installation, configuration, use, maintainance,
and more.  For more info, type "add sipb; iap" on Athena.




SUBLISTINGS: (if necessary)

        1. Subtitle:  
           Leader:
           Affiliation:  
           Schedule:    
   
        2. Subtitle:  
           Leader:
           Affiliation:  
           Schedule:    
  
       
        
     
        
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