This Day in Tech History:

First Commercial Telegram Sent Around the World

http://thisdayintechhistory.com/08/20/first-commercial-telegram-sent-around-the-world/

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This Day in Tech History:

The First E-mail From Space

http://thisdayintechhistory.com/08/09/the-first-e-mail-from-space/

Hello geeks!

FreeGeek Chicago has some special announcements for you:

• Subscribe to our newsletter! www.tinyurl.com/fgcnewsletter

• Friendly reminder: Volunteer days are Friday and Sunday from 11:00am – 5:00pm

• For all who have never volunteer with us or wish to re-volunteer, orientation is every Friday and Sunday at 11:15am

• CLASS: Introduction to LibreOffice- http://tinyurl.com/Introlibre08-13

• DEAL OF THE WEEK!

  Dell XPS 8300 i7 @3.4 GHz, 8 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD +Acer 19" monitor

  All for $98! All #freegeekchicago desktops come with free keyboard and mouse. Call us at 773.342.6205 for more details. Wed-Sun from 11-5pm - http://tinyurl.com/deal08-06

  Are you in THE SHOT? Check out our Sunday photos here -

  http://tinyurl.com/photos08-06

• Have you VOTED in our poll yet?- https://vote.pollcode.com/46995271

• REMINDER: Advisory Board Meeting – August 27, 2017 @ 5pm

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