[dms-discuss] Add "The Art of the Algorithms" to Calendar?

[Nicholas Weigand]

This is bringing back great memories of futzing about on my TI-83 in
math class.  I didn't have the cable to connect it to my computer so I
never did anything in assembly, but I wrote some fun little graphical
programs in TI-Basic.  I wish my friend hadn't run off with my
calculator!

On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Emily Schleiner
<cordial.emily at gmail.com> wrote:
> This will be a fun event!  If I had a demo to run on my super nintendo I
> would bring it too!
> Emily
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 12:36 PM, Wesley Aptekar-Cassels
> <w.aptekar at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >  My only concern is that I have no idea how to use an Atari or a
>> > Commodore VIC 20... would you guys (Bill and Wesley) be available to come in
>> > and show them off?
>>
>> Sure.  And if I can get some demos working by then, I can probably just
>> have it loop through them as well.
>>
>>
>> > I bet we could run this as part of the ArtAbout even if it wasn't
>> > original work...  although maybe somebody wants to write a demo before
>> > then???
>>
>> Challenge. Accepted.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Nicholas Weigand <dawtsf at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I love this idea of having some hardware running old demos - I think
>>> it would really add a lot of depth to the program.  My only concern is
>>> that I have no idea how to use an Atari or a Commodore VIC 20... would
>>> you guys (Bill and Wesley) be available to come in and show them off?
>>> There might even be a case to be made for showing something of an
>>> evolution and getting some old DOS demos running on one of the PCs
>>> alongside some newer stuff as well.
>>>
>>> We are trying to schedule this on the January ArtAbout with the
>>> thought that people could move in and out without needing to commit to
>>> an entire movie about something they probably know nothing about.  It
>>> would be really neat to have the actual hardware running in another
>>> part of the space!  I bet we could run this as part of the ArtAbout
>>> even if it wasn't original work... although maybe somebody wants to
>>> write a demo before then???  Anyway, feel free to respond here or
>>> contact me off-list if you want to set something up.
>>>
>>> Nicholas
>>>
>>> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 12:01 PM, Wesley Aptekar-Cassels
>>> <w.aptekar at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > If there's some sort of old hardware showcase, I have a Commodore VIC
>>> > 20
>>> > that still works last time I checked (the VIC 20 was released in 1980).
>>> > You
>>> > can program in BASIC and play Pacman!
>>> >
>>> > If people are interested I could probably get at least a couple of
>>> > demos
>>> > running on it.
>>> >
>>> > - Wesley
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 2:04 PM, Bill Kendrick <nbs at sonic.net> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> On Sun, Dec 08, 2013 at 11:14:59AM -0800, Emily Schleiner wrote:
>>> >> >    Dear James,
>>> >> >    Nicholas and I were wondering if you could add a film screening
>>> >> > to
>>> >> > the
>>> >> >    calendar in January "The Art of the Algorithms" to Friday the
>>> >> > 10th
>>> >> > (2nd
>>> >> >    Friday)?
>>> >>
>>> >> I have a pair of Atari 8-bits and a collection of neat demoscene demos
>>> >> spanning from the late 1980s to today.  In case you guys are
>>> >> interested
>>> >> in having some actual hardware out... :)
>>> >>
>>> >> (Speaking of which, I have an ageing SD card 'disk drive' for my Atari
>>> >> that has never livedi n a case, and now needs a tiny bit of soldering.
>>> >> I get the feeling someone out here might be able to lend me a hand.
>>> >> I am not a hardware guy. :( )
>>> >>
>>> >> -bill!
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