Meeting Information
Sharon Kalwani, president of SEMCO, will start the meeting and make general announcements.
Since May 12, 2024 we have been using a Hybrid Zoom and IN PERSON format for our meetings.
For In Person location see below. Come and join us in person if you can.
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Please join the meeting around 1:00 PM or later. This link will be active on the day of the meeting.
Members will also receive an e-mail on the day of the meeting, with the link and any further details and instructions about how to log into the meeting.
When: Sunday, Oct 12, 2025 at 1:15 P.M.
Where: In person at the Rochester Hills Public Library, 500 Olde Towne Rd., Rochester, MI 48307 in Conference Room B.
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SIG Computing Topic: The Life Story of Gary Kildall
Presented by Sharan Kalwani
This month we will feature the life story of Gary Kildall – the creator of CP/M and founder of Digital Research Inc, which helped launch the personal computer revolution, well before the IBM PC made it legit..
Sharan Kalwani is a High-Performance Computing Aficionado, a specialist for all things open source, soft skills, and contemporary IT Knowledge Expert. He is open to a wide variety of training & knowledge delivery projects..
Also: Questions and Answers following the presentation.
When: Sunday, Oct 12, 2025 at 1:30 P.M.
Where: Meetings will be Hybrid in person and online. Details shown above.
SIG-Linux Topic: Linux distros
Presented by Sharan Kalwani
In the past we have covered and discussed many popular distros. Now after almost 2 years – we have several new distros. This time we will cover the following:
Linux from scratch, CRUX, Void Linux, Calculate Linux and Bedrock Linux We will do short overviews of each and their pros and cons… (personal bias included!).
Sharan Kalwani is a High-Performance Computing Aficionado, a specialist for all things open source, soft skills, and contemporary IT Knowledge Expert. He is open to a wide variety of training & knowledge delivery projects.
Also: Questions and Answers following the presentation
When: Sunday, Oct 12, 2025 at 3:00 P.M.
Where: Meetings will be Hybrid in person and online. Details shown above.