SuperLinux Encyclopedia - Puget Sound Linux

This page contains stuff that might be of special interest to those near Puget Sound including Seattle.

Local Conferences:

• PSLUG's monthly install-fest / general-meeting
• The U of WA usually has a free two-day expo with many lecture sessions and booths in March. Date unknown.
• Linux Northwest Conference  Portland, OR; 1999 Aug 20, 21
• LISA '99--13th Systems Administration Conference  November 7-12, 1999, Seattle, Washington

LUGs in Western Washington:

• Other lists for WA (with much more info on each LUG when listed):
  • LUGWW's list
  • GLUE's list
  • LUGR's list
• BLUG - Bellingham LUG
• Kitsap Peninsula Linux Users Group  Bremerton-Silverdale area.
• Olympic Peninsula Linux Users Group  Port Angeles area.
• PSLUG - Puget Sound LUG  Seattle, Renton, Bellevue, Hell (Redmond) area.
• Tacoma LUG
• Western Washington University's Western Computer User Group  Nothing Linux-specific is obvious.
• Main User Groups page 

Local Linux-related web pages (those not listed elsewhere on this page):

• SuperLinux Encyclopedia
• TheNoodle.com  By Matt Jensen of Seattle. A little Linux content.
• Ted Stern's Bookmarks  At the UW.
• xloadtime  An enhanced xload by Trent Piepho at the UW.

Misc:

• tbd

Mostly Commercial:

Consultants:

• Cheek Consulting  "business technology consulting firm located in Seattle, Washington. We install, configure, and support Linux servers and also will build, host, and help promote your web site."
• K&D Development  Seattle area consulting services; SW, DB, web, sys-admin, etc.
• Linux Technologies  $; "offering expertise in ..."; Seattle area.
• Mutiny Bay Software  Freeland, WA.
• Main consulting & support page

Companies that deal in Linux (beyond just using it internally):

• Also see "Consultants" on this page. Most general book sellers are not listed.
• SSC - Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc.  Publishers of the Linux Journal mag and the Linux Gazette e-mag.
• Computer Literacy  Sells SSC/Linux Journal's products. [I don't know if they are local.]
• Amazon.com's Linux section (50 books Oct'98)
• Net NW  Sells Debian CDs made to order.
• Linux Today  E-mag has an "office" in Squim, WA.
• H2H2  Internet (porn) filtering HW+SW.
• S.u.S.E.  German Linux developer/distributor has USA office here.

Companies that use Linux internally:

• RTIME, Inc.  Have a networked gaming engine developed for military.
• ISPs (various kinds):
  • aa.net - Alternate Access, Inc. Mostly Unix, some M$ and Linux.
  • FCI - Flying Crocodile, Inc.
  • speakeasy.net  ISP in the Seattle, WA area. Said to be Linux-friendly.

Computer Stores with Web Sites:

• Note: I exlude Tukwilla as my token punishment of that City for being the first local government to install a "Big Mother" camera/videotape system to monitor citzens on the street. I shop elsewhere.
• Don't be suprised if some of these links are broken. I've noticed that they are very unstable.
• ACN (Lynnwood, Tacoma)
• Bear Computers (Bellevue)
• Best Computers (Wallingford=Seattle)
• Bix Computers (Edmonds)
• CompuCare USA (Shoreline)
• Computer One (Bellevue)
• Computer Stop (Bellevue)
• Computers & Applications (Bellevue)
• Computers "N" Things, Inc. (Tacoma)
• Cutting Edge Computers (Bellevue, North Seattle)
• Eagle Computers (Kent)
• Hard Drives Northwest Inc. (Bellevue)
• HQ Computer (Bellevue, Seattle)
• Infotech Systems, Inc. (Federal Way)
• Lucky Computers (Bellevue, Lynnwood, South Shoreline)
• New Technology Computers "dba Fast Computers" (Bellevue)
• Pal Systems Home Page (Redmond)

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