[GLLUG] Laurel Park Room

[Caleb Cushing]

I just want to know, when will we know about power? have we contacted the
person we need to yet?

On 3/7/06, Frank Dolinar <frank.dolinar at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Hey, folks,
>     Tom Skelton is an old friend of mine.
>     If you can provide me with some options (he's got a busy schedule)
> for when he can meet with the principals who are trying to get this room
> set up, we might be able to get some problems solved.
>     I wouldn't expect that trying to meet with the entire Thursday night
> crew is likely to be particularly productive.
>     Besides, if the hotel is presented with a well thought through
> evaluation of the situation, they may decide they'd rather not have
> fuses blowing in the middle of a weekend and help find alternatives.
>     And, as another old friend told me once, "Anyone can kvetch.  What
> alternative solutions have you thought of?"
>             (..and, no, I don't yet have any alternatives myself, but
> I'm thinking..)
>
> -- Frank
>
>
> Charles Ulrich wrote:
>
> > Clay Dowling wrote:
> >
> >> This is fairly uncool.  It makes it a lot harder to ensure the
> >> security of
> >> the public terminal equipment and it's going to give us huge power
> >> issues.
> >>  I would also anticipate a good deal of competition for space when the
> >> gaming starts, possibly including displacing terminals.  It's entirely
> >> possible that we can secure the room and won't have any problems, but
> >> I'd
> >> raise this issue with the ConCom.
> >>
> >> Clay
> >
> >
> > I'm trying to establish a dialogue with Tom to find out more
> > information about his requirements and plan ahead so that there won't
> > be any surprises when we start setting up the room. The preliminary
> > lounge layout (based on what we came up with at the meeting on the
> > 28th) assumes that he'll have 9 or less. If that's the case, then
> > space won't be an issue.
> >
> > Power is still something of a variable (gaming machines or not) until
> > we get more info from the hotel. Can someone make a good guess at how
> > many amps an average PC with 17" monitor will pull?
> >
>
> --
>
> "Dream big, aim high, and learn everything you can along the way."
> -- Frank Dolinar
>
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