What we’re about
The Dayton Microcomputer Association, Inc. (DMA) is a 48-year-old, 501c(3) Non-profit, All-volunteer, Social Service Organization, most commonly known as a Computer User Group.
Founded in April 1976, the DMA is one of the oldest continuously meeting computer user groups in the world and is the oldest in Southern Ohio. The DMA's mission is to promote interest in and knowledge of all facets of computer technology, to encourage education in computing technologies, and to provide a medium for communication between individuals, product developers, and the public.
The Dayton Microcomputer Association, Inc. (DMA) holds an online/in-person monthly General Meeting on the last Tuesday of each month (except in December) about various technology topics.
For more information about the DMA, please visit our website--http://www.dma1.org. Information about our Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings and events may also be found there. In addition to our Monthly General Meetings, many other DMA meetings are offered in a hybrid format.
All DMA meetings are free and open to the public. There may be admission charges for some events in which the DMA volunteers participate, either as presenters or as guests.
The Dayton Microcomputer Association, Inc. (DMA) is a member of The Association of Personal Computer User Groups, Inc. (APCUG), an International organization whose mission is to facilitate communication between computer user groups, the community, and the technology industry.
Upcoming events
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DDL: Object-oriented programming
Dayton Arcade, 35 W 4th St, Dayton, OH, US# January 2026: Object-oriented programming
Let’s get back to basics and talk about what object-oriented programming really is. If you’ve been living out the … at this point, I’m afraid to ask meme whenever object-oriented programming comes up, then January is for you!
If you know OOP hands-down, come to help us discuss and explain. Plus, of course, we’re DDL - that means we’re going to dive into some rabbit holes and surprise even ourselves.
We’ll focus on OOP in Python, but try out detours into other languages upon request!
DDL is dedicated to discussion of technology and techniques related to dynamic programming languages: Python, Perl, Ruby, PHP, JavaScript, and sometimes something more exotic! These languages are fun and easy to get started with, yet powerful enough for all manner of professional use, and our members span the full range of experience with them.
We always leave time for general conversation and questions. Come try one of the most interactive groups around!
The Dayton Dynamic Languages User Group meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 7 to 9 PM, online and at Dayton's Innovation Hub (part of the renovated Arcade conmples). Use the General voice channel at discord.gg/9SgTh3T
We are a Special Interest Group (SIG) of the Dayton Microcomputer Association. http://d8ndl.org2 attendees
DLUG January Meeting: Sustainable FOSS Self-Hosting for Non-Profits
·OnlineOnlinehttps://linux.dma1.org/
Presentations/Topics:
Ben Kendrick will lead a discussion on Open Source self-hosting sustainability for small organizations:
“I recently began setting up my local historical society with local cloud resources (Nextcloud) as they begin digitization projects of the documents/artifacts in their collection. With the board we had several discussions on independent vs dependent IT strategy for the organization. Essentially, do we go with a known tech giant for storage, management, and sharing of digital files or do it ourselves? The decision was to do it ourselves (me really) because the cost could be lower without all of the subscriptions that would be necessary. I could share the basic presentation for background.
“A discussion I would like to have: How do I, as the person setting all of this up, put processes into place so that when I am gone, the organization can continue to run independently with Open Source software. I am not looking for a discussion/argument on which software to use, but more looking at good practice processes around keeping a small organization running.”
We’ll also talk about the recent OLF conference, and Stephen Hinton will go over plans for our booth at TechFest in February.
As always, we’ll also have discussion time for Linux and Open Source news, projects you’re working on, and questions for the rest of the group.
Where:
Wright State University
Russ Engineering Center, Room 302 (or 348)
(Room right across the hall from the elevators.)
We will also have an online presence via the Zoom web conferencing service at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87602254357
If joining a meeting from a Windows PC, the Zoom client will automatically download and attempt to install. For those using Linux, you can download the free (not Free) Zoom client from this page. It’s available for a variety of distributions.
For those attending in person, we will most likely adjourn to Milano’s afterward for food and socializing.
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The Dayton Linux Users Group, a Special Interest Group (SIG) of the Dayton Microcomputer Association, meets the 3rd Thursday of the month in person and online.
At our monthly meetings, we may have one or more presentation topics planned, or we simply discuss news and projects of interest to our members. Our attendees include anyone from experienced Linux system administrators to those who have been hearing about Linux and want to learn more.9 attendees
Past events
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