SVFIG Monthly Meeting

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     Andreas will have copies of "Starting Forth" and the 'Book of the Month' for sale at the meeting for $10 a copy. Contact Andreas by email if you can't wait:
     andreas.wagner@lowfatcomputing.org

     The gallery is here:
http://odroid.0xffffffff.in/~deploy/fig-book-of-the-month/</a>

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      If the technology smiles upon us, we will be streaming the meeting to YouTube. The stream can be found at our YouTube account:
https://www.youtube.com/c/SiliconValleyForthInterestGroup/

      Efforts continue to achieve a reliable stream.

      Please subscribe to the YouTube channel!

      Many previous meetings are available as well!

You can find more by using YouTube's search function:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=svfig

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SVFIG meets on the fourth Saturday of each month with the following exceptions:
     November's and December's meetings are on the third Saturday of the month.
     The Maker Faire will serve instead of the May meeting.

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If you are planning to attend in person or by YouTube, please go to Meetup.com and register for the meeting.
   http://www.meetup.com/SV-FIG/

There is no need to register if you are not attending.

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NOTES FOR FIRST-TIME ATTENDEES:

1) Print yourself a map so you can find the building easily. If you get lost, call Kevin Appert at 650.678.0532
2) The SVFIG web site has additional online information including maps:
http://www.forth.org/svfig/next.html
3) Suggested parking is in the small lot near the intersection of Santa Teresa St and Lomita Dr. There is no need to feed any meters on the weekends. Do NOT park in any place marked with 24/7 restrictions! Most other places are okay on Saturdays. Read the signs!

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This page is for the schedule and coming attractions only, other details will be in the email announcement and online here: http://www.forth.org/svfig/next.html
Links, PowerPoint, PDFs, and source files from previous months' meeting are on the SVFIG website. All this and video from Forth Days are on the SVFIG website too! Several years of SVFIG meetings are on YouTube for your Forthish pleasure.

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Meeting Schedule

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10:00 --- Coffee and a Chat

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10:30 --- Why Does Distance Impact Communication Speeds? --- Samuel Falvo II
      Reivisiting some of my old Project DOT material to explain why range matters in communications transfer rates and circuit designs.

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11:30 --- Lunch
We'll have lunch at The Treehouse.
http://treehousestanford.com/

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13:00 --- "Nike Hercles Surface to Air Missile System and a Game ...
     ... as viewed by the Battery Control Officer" --- Ed Thelen
     Ed will engage Cold War era bombers with Nike Missiles.

You can preview the software simulation here:
http://ed-thelen.org/NikeSimulation.html

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14:00 --- Update on Carl's IBM 1130 Forth Project --- Carl Claunch
      Travel back in time to the very beginning of the Forth Programming Language.
Carl Claunch will talk about the discovery of early FORTH software and some findings after studying and running the code.

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14:20 --- Break

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14:40 --- Parsing in a dark and grammar-less world --- Brad Nelson
While Forth usually eschews the rigid confines of a language grammar, this can be easily rectified. Wise luminaries like Bradford Rodriguez have shown parsing can be added to Forth in as little as one block. I'll explore freshening this approach to modern Forths and have some fun with making Forth slightly more grammatical.
[30 minutes]

15:10 --- Haiku Update --- Brad Nelson
Join us as we pull forth our net from the boiling sea of the inter-webs.
See what beautiful treasures we've caught lo these many months.
[10 minutes - perhaps the seas have been overfished?]

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15:20 --- Google I/O --- Dennis Ruffer
    "I've got slides from Google I/O if you want me to show them."

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15:30 --- Pictures
A Day at the Maker Faire - John Glauvitz
A Day at the Electronics Fleamarket - Dave Jaffe
The Last Day at Weird Stuff Warehouse - the Internet

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At this point we'll turn off the YouTube stream or recording. We might watch the Adam Savage Maker Faire 2018 Talk and discuss off-line.

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16:00 --- CLEAN UP AND ADJOURN

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     We try to stick to the schedule. Remember that schedule slip is sometimes unavoidable. Sometimes somebody runs a little long or short. We've had speakers who just didn't show up.

     Once in a while we shuffle things around.   This is not done casually, maliciously, or for the amusement of the Program Chairman. Really, you can believe what you want. We've heard the rumors. Many of them are completely unfounded.

      If you're desperate to see a particular thing at a particular time please mention it and we'll try to accommodate you.

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     The schedule above may be reformatted or line-justified but please transmit it verbatim and in its entirety or not at all. A link to this page is preferred.
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     No Newsgroup posts or other media distribution please! Contact me and we'll discuss it BEFORE you proceed.
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      This page is produced by Kevin Appert, the SVFIG Program Chairman.
      This page is distinct from the SVFIG and FIG websites which are produced by the SVFIG Webmaster, Dave Jaffe. Comments and corrections are welcome.

Kevin's email: forther-at-Comcast-dot-net

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