September 2014 Meeting Notes

Compiled by Dave Jaffe

Contributions from Kevin Appert and others


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Videos - morning (1:09:48) - afternoon (2:37:25)

10:00

Coffee and a Chat

10:30

Exploring 1-wire devices on the GA144 - Franklin Amador
"Franklin’s presentation will describe a method to interface the Dallas Semiconductor highprecision one-wire digital thermometer (DS18S20) device with the Green Arrays’ EVB001 evaluation board. The hardware and software interface, to be discussed in a future app note, uses arrayFORTH and polyFORTH, respectively."

GA144 1-Wire Application Note
Saleae Logic Analyzers

11:30

Lunch
We ate at the Treehouse.

13:00

What's New?
Every month! Bring some material!! Be on the lookout!!!

13:30

CISC, RISC, and MISC; Oh My! - Samuel A. Falvo II
Sam will discuss issues with CISC, RISC, and MISC architectures when selecting a 64-bit architecture for his Kestrel II personal computer project.

14:20

Break

14:40

Virtual Machines - Dennis A. Ruffer
Dennis will give us a primmer primer.

Dennis' virtual machines blog
How to Create and Use Virtual Machines

In the Spaces - Ad Hoc, Ad Lib, Non Sequitor
We always find something to talk about.

16:00

Clean Up and Adjourn


Other items:

Forth
pbForth
Wishful Coding - NXT Forth compiler in Clojure
Making Hacking Accessible – LEGO Mindstorms EV3
Forth for LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 Question
Forth for MSP430
Forth Tutorials
Forth CPUs
Forth Articles and Blogs
Forth Programming Books
Forth Jobs - submitted by Dennis Ruffer
Python Developer - Exelis - Annapolis Junction, MD
Windows Developer - Exelis - Annapolis Junction, MD
Green Arrays
Forth People
Misc Forth Stuff
Topo Robot runs Forth
Computers
LSI 11/93 KDJ 11 DEC Microcomputer - $2900
Chips
Components
RDS1021 Wave Rambler USB Pen Scope
Signetics Write-Only-Memory (from Bob Armstrong)
Software Applications
VLC Has Extensions, Too: Here’s What You Can Do with Them
Programming Languages other than Forth
Utilities
Hardware
Other Books
SETUN: An Inquiry into the Soviet Ternary Computer - Francis Hunger (Irmielin)
Manuals
Articles
Ant-sized radios could help connect trillions of devices to the Internet of Things
Applications
Stores
Robots
Topo Robots
Topo Robot runs Forth
Wishful Coding - NXT Forth compiler in Clojure
Making Hacking Accessible – LEGO Mindstorms EV3
Forth for LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 Question
Games
Companies
Lectures
People
Surplus Houses
Meetings
Videos
Courses
Trade Shows
Podcasts
Personal Computer History
Tutorials
Other
The History of Camcorders
NFL’s finicky Wi-Fi connections frustrate some coaches


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