Re: CUUG February 28, 2016 General Meeting - Raspberry Pi

caziz <[email protected]> Sat, 25 Feb 2017 03:14:06 -0700
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Hi Mel,

  I am confused about  the source of confusion. :-P
This  is the same format I’ve been sending CLUG-talk notices
of CUUG meetings for several years.

Cheers,
Chris
CUUG President


On 17-02-24 11:35 PM, Melvin Walters wrote:
>
> Please Note: This message is about a CUUG  event not CLUG.
>
> For those interested on the CLUG-talk list let me know if you find this confusing as I all ready got a comment from a 
> new comer who was not really sure at first which club meeting he was attending?
>
> Thanks
>
> Mel --- Calgary Linux Users Group
>
>
> On 24/02/17 10:35 PM, caziz wrote:
>> Dear members and friends of CUUG,
>>
>>   What have people been doing lately with the Raspberry Pi other low cost machines?
>> Some issues people describe kick me back 40 years to problems we solved in the mid-1970s
>> when  PDP-8s were the micro kings and priced near the cost of a pretty respectable car.
>>
>>   Wasn't this the target machine for Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie when first designing C?
>> i++; and i--; translated directly to to incm <addr> and decm <addr> machine instructions.
>>
>>
>> PDP-8/E Specifications Word size 	12 bits
>> Maximum memory 	32k words (8 4k banks)
>> Minimum instruction time 	1.2 microseconds
>> Add memory to accumulator 	2.6 microseconds
>> 12 x 12 multiply with 24 bit result 	256.5 microseconds (subroutine)
>> 12 x 12 multiply with 24 bit result 	40 microseconds (with EAE option)
>> Operating Environment 	0 to 55 C (32-130F)   10% to 90% Humidity
>> Power 	<= 450 watts (varies with option cards)
>> Size (HeightxWidthxDepth) 	10.5x19x24 inches
>> Weight 	100 lbs total, 45 lbs power supply
>> Cost Minimum Configuration 4k memory 	$4490 installation included from DEC in 1974
>>   $53 per month for maintenance
>> Cost in configuration shown, excluding I/O devices
>> and third party boards 	$14835 from DEC in 1974
>>   $134 per month for maintenance
>>
>>
>>   Come and join us for an interactive evening.
>>
>>   Non CUUG members remain welcome and must RSVP to [email protected]
>> no less than 48 hours in advance or pay $10 at the door.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Chris Aziz
>> CUUG President
>>
>>
>>
>>         February General Meeting
>>
>>
>>     Raspberry Pi Show and Tell
>>
>>
>>         Coordinator: Matt Mulrooney
>>
>>   What have people been doing lately with the Raspberry Pi? Our February meeting will consist of a series of  
>> presentations.
>>
>> Central Library
>> 616 Macleod Trail S.E.
>> Basement meeting room
>> 5:30 PM, Tuesday, February 28, 2017
>>
>> Snacks at 17:30. Meeting begins at 18:00.
>>
>> Guests are welcome but must RSVP to office at CUUG no less than 48 hours prior to the meeting or pay $10 at the door.
>>
>> bcc: Matt
>>
>>
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