January 2014 Meeting Notes

Compiled by Dave Jaffe

Contributions from Kevin Appert and others

SVFIG on Google+ Hangout- long url - tinyurl

Videos - morning (31:35) - afternoon (2:43:05)

09:45

Coffee and a Chat

10:00

More Chat
Conversation topics included Forth Day, Maker Faire, and other random topics. The webcast didn't start until 11am.

10:00

Kestrel Progress - Samuel A. Falvo II
Sam will provide an update.

11:30

Lunch
We ate at the Treehouse.

13:30

Interesting Items - Volume 19 - Dave Jaffe
Ideas and technology! Dave Jaffe will present a few items to get us started, and then we'll go around the room.

Slides - 274 Kb pdf file

14:30

Porting Gforth to virtual eCOS - John E. Harbold
John gave a status report on his work of porting Gforth to virtual eCOS.

Gforth

eCos

eCos documentation

eCos latest documentation

Running eCos on QEMU

eCos Reference Manual

eCos filesystem infrastructure

eCos filesystem table

14:50

Break

15:00

Forth Haiku 2.0 - Brad Nelson
The Russian demoscene community has recently discovered Forth Haiku. Brad will exhibit some of the awesome results, as well as present a revamped wesite.

Forth Haiku

16:00

Clean Up and Adjourn

Other items:

Forth

bigForth & Minos - Bernd Paysan

Creole Forth download

Forth for MSP430

Forth Tutorials

Forth CPUs

Chips

Computers

Software

VLMC - Open source video editting software

Wordpress

The Bullet Journal system is just Forth blocks applied to paper.

Programming Languages other than Forth

Factor programming language

Utilities

Hardware

TI LaunchPads

MSP-EXP430F5529LP

Bluetooth Starter Dev Kit Costs $99

Bluetooth Developer Portal

Oscilloscopes

Saelig Oscilloscopes

Rigol DS1102E 100 Mhz - $400

PICO PS4423 4-Channel Advanced Automotive Diagnostics Kit

Forth Programming Books

Other Books

Manuals

Forth Articles

Articles

A Long-Term Memory for Light - sumbitted by Jack Woehr

At year's end, XP usage plunges as Windows 7 and 8 take over

Windows XP Support Ends April 8th, 2014

FIRST high-schoolers will get new tools for competitions

How to Choose a Bluetooth Smart / Low Energy Development Kit

Stores

Robots

Games

Companies

Forth Jobs - submitted by Dennis Ruffer

Algorithm Development Engineer - Elo Touch Solutions - Milpitas, CA

Lectures

People

Green Arrays

Surplus Houses

Meetings

Videos

Kitumba Star Trek Episode

Courses

Trade Shows

Podcasts

Personal Computer History

The History of Personal Computers - Part 1: The East Coast Version

Other

Datasheets360 - Electronic Component Datasheets and Distributor Pricing

Core Lens

Klein Bottle Opener

Bottle Opener by Klein Tools

Your Sky - interactive planetarium

MakerBot Digitizer