[svfig-announce] SVFIG Meeting January 27

[Kevin Appert]

Cogswell College, Sunnyvale, CA   January 27  ---  this Saturday

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SVFIG  Meeting Agenda for Saturday, January 27
At Cogswell College, 1175 Bordeaux Drive,  Sunnyvale, CA
Main page --> <<<http://www.cogswell.edu>>>
Directions --> <<<http://www.cogswell.edu/directions2campus.html>>>

We are likely going to be in our usual room - 197 A and 197 B
Marked in red on this floorplan:
<<<http://www.forth.org/svfig/room-map.jpg>>>

10:00  --- COFFEE


10:15  --- Digital Sampling Oscilloscope Interface --- CH Ting
Inspired by the iPod user interface, I'd like to improve the DSO
interface on my GameBoyAdvance by using more pull-down
menus, employ less keys, and make the operation more intuitive.
In my old design, I often forgot which keys to push after leaving
it for a few days.

NOON --- LUNCH
Some folks bring their lunch, some folks go to Togos.

13:30 --- INTRODUCTIONS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, RUMORS, RANDOM ACCESS

14:00 ---  Interesting Items - Volume 6 --- Dave Jaffe
Dave will continue his survey of interesting newly-introduced
microcontrollers, I/O peripherals, sensors, products, and
gadgets that can provide useful and unique capabilities to
Forth embedded systems. If anyone has come across
anything that fits this category, pass them along to him
for inclusion in his presentation.

14:32 --- BREAK

15:00 --- Free Stuff on the Net --- Kevin Appert
Don't use frecreditreport.com!!! It is NOT free.
Instead,  use <<<https://www.annualcreditreport.com/>>>
Kevin will review a number of free and interesting things
available on the Internet.  Demos!  Excitement!  And it's all
FREE!  Links will be provided in the meeting notes for those
who can't make it.

15:30 --- Next Month?  --- All Assembled
What will we do next month?  Let's brainstorm.
Techshop tour?  DVDs?

16:00 --- ADJORN

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The schedule above may be reformatted or line-justified but
please transmit verbatim or not at all.   Do not exceed
recommended dosage guidelines.  Any font you like is
okay with me.  I prefer Ariel.

Tell your friends!  Newsgroup posts or media distribution
okay, preferably with a link to <<<http://www.forth.org/svfig/>>>

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Wireless Internet access is anticipated (though not guaranteed)
at Cogswell, so bring your wifi.

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Coming to SVFIG next month:
DVD Viewing?
Bring speaker suggestions!

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Check the SVFIG web site at http://www.forth.org/svfig/
for last minute changes to this schedule.
The most up-to-date meeting information is at
http://www.forth.org/svfig/next.html

Many thanks to our wonderful Webmeister, Dave Jaffe.

Preliminary agenda along with schedule updates and
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