July 2016 Meeting Notes

Compiled by Dave Jaffe

Contributions from Kevin Appert and others


SVFIG on Google+ Hangout: long url - tinyurl

Videos: morning (1:10:34) - afternoon (2:36:55)

10:30

Statement of Faith: Bach's B Minor Mass and Michelangelo's Fresco Paintings - CH Ting
"I have been revising my B-Minor Mass / Sistine Chapel Fresco video. Spending so much time on Michelangelo's fresco paintings, I have concluded that Michelangelo's design is 'hyperspace architecture', originally designed for the tomb of Pope Julius II. The Pope pulled him from the tomb project to paint the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo planned to carve 40 statues for the tomb, but never had the chance to start it. Instead, he painted the statues on the ceiling of Sistine Chapel. He painted the outside views of the tomb inside the Chapel. That's what I called hyperspace architecture."

Ting will explain Michelangelo's hyperspace architecture and play a few music video clips. Despite the absence of Forth, It should be very entertaining.

Slides

11:30

Lunch
We ate at The Treehouse.

13:00

Introductions, Gossip, New Things

13:30

Le Hermétique Forth Haiku de Jerry Cornelius - Brad Nelson
Haiku Monthly - "Not as monthly as they once were."

14:00

The Rescue of Glen Haydon's Documents - Kevin Appert
On Sunday, a few folks will be going up to the late Dr. Glen Haydon's home to retrieve approximately 100 boxes of Forth material. We'll discuss the plans! We will need money for the U-Haul and storage space rental. Donated funds will be split evenly between the two expenses until the truck rental ($40) is paid off. Please bring cash! A few additional volunteers might make the task easier.

Photos of Glen's telescope and Forth materials
The Forth Source catalog
Forth Dimensions (SVFIG catalog on page 24)

14:30

Break

14:45

Beyond FPGA, using MyHDL from Python to Silicon! - Dennis A. Ruffer
Design hardware with Python: MyHDL turns Python into a hardware description and verification language, providing hardware engineers with the power of the Python ecosystem.

MyHDLManual
eP16MyHDL Repository
eP16MyHDL

15:35

Hangout Training - Dennis Ruffer
Dennis will explain how to start a Google+ Hangout and stream the SVFIG meeting. If you're planning on presenting - locally or long-distance - you'll learn how to set up the Hangout and directly share your computer's desktop.

Attendance at this presentation is optional. So if you're not interested in learning about this or being a backup SVFIG webcaster, you're welcome to leave early.

SVFIG Hangouts

16:00

Clean Up and Adjourn


Other items:

Forth
1802 HHC Forth monitor
1802 FIG Forth
Forth for MSP430
Forth Tutorials
Forth CPUs
Forth Articles and Blogs
Forth Programming Books
Forth Jobs - submitted by Dennis Ruffer
Other Jobs
Green Arrays
Forth People
Misc Forth Stuff
Russian Forth Haiku
Computers
Chips
Components
Software Applications
Space Applications
Programming Languages other than Forth
Operating Systems
Utilities
Hardware
New-Battery-less-IoT-Transmitter-the-Size-of-a-Quarter
ARTIK Cloud for IoT Challenge
Other Books
Manuals & Documentation
Articles
What’s All This Surplus HP 428B Stuff, Anyhow?
Literate Programming: Presenting Code in Human Order
How to Choose the Best Microcontroller by Lou Frenzel
Applications
Stores
Robots
Games
Companies
Lectures
People
Surplus Houses
Meetings
Videos
Courses
Trade Shows
Podcasts
Personal Computer History
Vintage Computer Fans Keep the Great Machines of the Past Running (with video 1:18)
Tutorials
Education
Contests
ARTIK Cloud for IoT Challenge
Blogs
Other


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