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From: toddc@spot.tv.tek.com (Todd Carlson)
Newsgroups: or.general
Subject: Re: A five part TV documentary on Computer Science
Keywords: Computer Science
Date: 7 Apr 92 16:10:04 GMT
Article-I.D.: tvnews.1992Apr7.161004.769
Organization: Tektronix, Inc.  Beaverton, Oregon

In article <2182@gandalf.intel.com> chedley@carthago.intel.com (CHEDLEY_AOURIRI) writes:
>------------------------------------------------------------------
>Subject: A five part TV documentary on Computer Science
>
>Starting this Monday April 6, 1992 at 9 PM, and continuing for 
>five consecutive Monday's, a five part sequence on past, present
>and projected future effect of computer science on the world
>will be aired under the title
>
>		THE MACHINE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD


I happened to catch the last fifteen minutes of it last night, and it
looked great!  

Does anyone know if it is going to be repeated later this week? Or better 
yet, does anyone know where I could get transcripts of the series?


					Todd


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From: batie@agora.uucp (Alan Batie)
Newsgroups: or.general
Subject: Re: A five part TV documentary on Computer Science
Date: 12 Apr 92 12:56:42 GMT
Article-I.D.: agora.1992Apr12.125642.6533
Organization: Open Communications Forum

ericg@mentorg.com (Eric Gutt) writes:
>I admit I only saw the last 20 minutes, but that part went on and on
>about Turing

>Any comments?  Did I miss a really great first 20 minutes?

I liked the show, but then I expected something without a lot of depth,
as this is aimed at non-computer types.  They covered Babbage, Ada
(Countess of Lovelace), Eckert & Mauchly (Eniac) and Turing, all in
fairly explanations.  I think they did a very good of discussing the
major ideas.
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From: hamlet@alan.cs.pdx.edu (Dick Hamlet)
Newsgroups: or.general,pdx.general
Subject: PSU COLLOQUIUM, Thursday, 16 April
Date: 13 Apr 92 18:52:40 GMT
Article-I.D.: pdxgate.5320
Distribution: or
Organization: Portland State University, Portland, OR


          PSU COMPUTER SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM

              Thursday, 16 April 1992


           ON COMPLETION THEOREM PROVING 
   AND ITS APPLICATION IN DISTRIBUTED DEDUCTION

              Maria Paola Bonacina
               SUNY at Stony Brook


Completion procedures are theorem-proving procedures that originated in
the seminal work of Knuth and Bendix.  They are well known as
procedures for generating confluent rewrite systems, i.e., decision
procedures for equational theories.  We present a new framework for
completion procedures as "semidecision procedures." The key idea in our
approach is that a semidecision process should be "target-oriented,"
i.e., the procedure should take into account the theorem to be proved.
For the inference rules of a completion procedure, we present new,
target-oriented schemes of "contraction" inference rules, i.e., rules
that delete sentences that are redundant for proving the target.  For
the search plan we give a new, target-oriented, definition of fairness,
according to which not all critical pairs need to be considered.  Our
notion of fairness is sufficient, together with the refutational
completeness of the inference rules, for a completion procedure to be a
semidecision procedure.  By relaxing the requirement of considering all
critical pairs, our target-oriented approach makes conceptually
possible the design of more efficient procedures for theorem proving.

In order to gain further improvements, we have considered the problem
of how to exploit parallelism in completion-based strategies.  In the
second part of the talk, we describe the main ideas in our method for
parallel theorem proving in a distributed environment.  The highly
independent, and therefore highly concurrent, nature of logical
inferences has led us to choose loosely coupled multi-processing, with
mostly distributed memory and communication through message passing.
We have designed and analyzed several schemes for distributed
normalization, distributed allocation, routing and broadcasting of
messages, and we have proved that our distributed method is fair and
thus complete.  A first implementation, the AQUARIUS prototype, is
under way.


4:00PM (refreshments at 3:45)
School of Business Administration 160 SBA
SW 6th and Harrison
Portland

For Information and parking permits, call 725-4036.
From: lawder@ohsu3b2.ohsu.EDU (Kathryn Lawder)
Newsgroups: or.general
Subject: Job at OHSU-Portland
Date: 7 Apr 92 22:21:45 GMT
Distribution: or
Organization: Oregon Health Sciences University


>>>>>>>>> Customer Support Specialist for Online Health Info Service <<<<<<<<
 
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services; coordinate communications among campus departments involved in
providing Health Network Services for customers on-campus and statewide;
establish and maintain office procedures for general administrative support
for faculty and staff of Health Networks Services in the
Biomedical Information Communication Center; work as a member of the
staff team on ad hoc projects as requested; excellent opportunity for
career development and advancement.
 
Position classified as Office Specialist 2 (state civil service exam);
full-time, limited duration (funded through June 1993).
 
Send resumes to  (please don't telephone)
Kathryn Lawder
Health Networks Division
Biomedical Information Communication Center
Oregon Health Sciences University
Mailcode: BICC
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, OR  97201
email: lawder@ohsu.edu


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From: norrisj@ptld.WV.TEK.COM (9100)
Newsgroups: or.general
Subject: NWVRS Vintage Radio Swap Meet
Date: 6 Apr 92 21:27:44 GMT
Article-I.D.: shaman.747
Reply-To: norrisj@ptld.WV.TEK.COM (9100)
Distribution: or
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Wilsonville,  OR.


 The Northwest vintage Radio Society is a non-profit historical society
 incorporated in the State of Oregon. Since 1974 NWVRS has been dedicated
 to the preservation and restoration of antique radio & wireless apparatus.

 This Saturday, April 11, our Spring Swap meet is scheduled. The public is
 welcome. It is set for 10:00 AM but activity usually begins early, usually
 around 8:00.

 The swap meet will be in the Vintage Radio Museum, 7675 SW Capitol Highway
 (at 32nd St.), Portland. You may call Norris at 390-8543 (Salem) for more
 info.

 Don't forget to walk upstairs when you arrive to see the largest antique
 radio collection in the state!
From: geske@hp-vcd.vcd.hp.com (Brent Geske)
Newsgroups: or.general
Subject: HOUSEMATE WANTED / Vancouver
Date: 11 Apr 92 19:48:31 GMT
Article-I.D.: hp-vcd.61900002
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Vancouver, WA, USA

HOUSEMATE WANTED

To share beautiful 3 bedroom house in
Vancouver's Burton/97th neighborhood.

The house is located on a quiet,
un-travelled cul de sac, and has a
fenced back yard.

The house has quick access to I-205
and the Vancouver Mall, and is located
close to the country club.

Own bath.  Non-smoker required.  Cat OK.

$350/mo. + 1/2 utilities.  $200 deposit.

Contact Brent at:
	(206) 253-6051 (h)
	(206) 944-3780 (w)

Or, email to:
	geske@hp-vcd.vcd.hp.com
From: jenq@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (Yih-Chyun Jenq)
Newsgroups: or.general
Subject: Digital Video & High Definition TV Colloquium
Date: 6 Apr 92 21:28:21 GMT
Distribution: or
Organization: Portland State University, Portland, OR

Friday, April 10, 1992
DIGITAL VIDEO AND HIGH DEFINITION TV COLLOQUIUM
3:00 PM at OCATE  



                 "Computer-Based Video Measurement Systems"
				
			 	   by

				John Lewis
			      Tektronix, Inc.

ABSTRACT

   In the TV distribution chain from studio to viewer, the accurate
measurement of video signal parameters is essential for the maintenance
of picture quality.  Over the years, television distribution equipment
has become more reliable and automated, while television operational
equipment has become more complex.  Consequently, the engineering skill
emphasis in the TV industry has gradually shifted from technical to
operational.  As a result, automated measuring equipment is now
routinely used for the technical assessment of signal quality.

   This paper first gives a mini-tutorial on key aspects in the quality
assessment of a video signal.  It then traces the technical evolution
of the modern fully-automated video measurement set.


SPEAKER
   John Lewis joined Tektronix TV Division in 1976 from the BBC,
London.  He has been associated with automated video measuring
equipment for the past 16 years, first as hardware project leader on
the 1980 video measuring set and most recently as program manager for
the Tektronix VM700A video measuring set, which has become the
world-wide reference instrument for comprehensive video measurements.



Y. C. Jenq, professor of electrical engineering at Portland State 
University is the organizer of this series.  For more 
information, contact the organizer at 725-5414 or email him 
at jenq@ee.pdx.edu.


The Oregon Center for Advanced Technology Education 
(OCATE) was chartered by the State Legislature and 
commissioned by the State System of Higher Education to 
develop a cooperative educational program that would 
support the rapidly changing needs of the high-
technology community. Faculty, engineers, and scientists 
from the Oregon Graduate Institute, Oregon State Univeristy, 
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland State University, 
University of Oregon, and many other local, national and 
international researchers contribute to the workshops, free 
lecture series and graduate courses sponsored by OCATE. 
OCATE is located on the Oregon Graduate Center campus in
Washington County. For more information about OCATE, call 
690-1460.
From: bill@thd.tv.tek.com (William K. McFadden)
Newsgroups: or.general
Subject: Re: A five part TV documentary on Computer Science
Keywords: Computer Science
Date: 8 Apr 92 16:30:41 GMT
Article-I.D.: tvnews.1992Apr8.163041.10321
Organization: Tektronix TV Products

In article <1992Apr7.161004.769@tvnews.tv.tek.com> toddc@spot.tv.tek.com (Todd Carlson) writes:
>Does anyone know if it is going to be repeated later this week? Or better 
>yet, does anyone know where I could get transcripts of the series?

Having missed it entirely, I called the station to see about repeats.
I was told that it is shown only on Monday nights, but the entire
series would probably be repeated later.
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From: chedley@carthago.intel.com (CHEDLEY_AOURIRI)
Newsgroups: or.general
Subject: A five part TV documentary on Computer Science
Keywords: Computer Science
Date: 6 Apr 92 19:51:51 GMT
Reply-To: chedley@carthago.intel.com (CHEDLEY_AOURIRI)
Organization: Intel-Corp,_Hillsboro,_Oregon

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Subject: A five part TV documentary on Computer Science

Starting this Monday April 6, 1992 at 9 PM, and continuing for 
five consecutive Monday's, a five part sequence on past, present
and projected future effect of computer science on the world
will be aired under the title

		THE MACHINE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

These will air on a station in each area of the U.S. (often PBS)
In the Portland Metropolitan Area, they will be aired on PBS- Channel 10.

The development of this sequence was supported by UNISYS, ACM
(The Association of Computing Machinery), and Public Broadcasting
Station WGBH in Boston. They have been under development for around
three years, and have been supported in part by contributions of
computer professionals that are members of ACM. 

The five parts to this sequence are :

GIANT BRAINS: 
Covers wartime research that lead to the development of the ENIAC, 
the world's first large-scale general purpose electronic computer.

INVENTING THE FUTURE: 
examines the rise of commercial computing with UNIVAC and the birth 
of a major industry.

THE PAPERBACK COMPUTER: 
explores the emergence of desktop systems and the continuing personal 
computing revolution.

THE THINKING MACHINE: 
focuses on artificial intelligence and the future of AI.

THE WORLD AT YOUR FINGERTIPS: 
looks at how the marriage of computers and communications technology 
has resulted in a social revolution.
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Standard Disclaim: The above statements and opinions are strictly mine,
and do not represent any company or organization's position.
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Newsgroups: or.general
From: griffenj@SSD.intel.com (Jeff Griffen)
Subject: Re: A five part TV documentary on Computer Science
Reply-To: griffenj@SSD.intel.com (Jeff Griffen)
Organization: Supercomputer Systems Divison, Intel Corp.
Distribution: or
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 05:31:02 GMT

In article <1992Apr7.172116.15159@PDX.MENTORG.COM>, ericg@mentorg.com (Eric Gutt) writes:
|> 
|> >Starting this Monday April 6, 1992 at 9 PM, and continuing for 
|> > ...
|> >		THE MACHINE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
|> > ...
|> >GIANT BRAINS: 
|> >Covers wartime research that lead to the development of the ENIAC, 
|> >the world's first large-scale general purpose electronic computer.
|> > ...
|> Nothing personal against the poster, but since you brought it up I
|> can't resist whining about how bad this was.
|> 
|> I admit I only saw the last 20 minutes, but that part went on and on
|> about Turing, but never seemed to say
|> much except "Turing thought computers could work with symbols as well
|> as numbers".  Okay. So?
|> 
|> Also non-impressive was the part
|> where they said "Turing defined an algorithm to crack the German codes,
|> so they built a machine to do it".  This is a show about computers, and
|> all they can say about one of the first is "they built it"?  "Hey they
|> just wired up some of those tube thingies, and hired some computer
|> operators, and cracked the codes!"
|> 
|> Any comments?  Did I miss a really great first 20 minutes?
|> 

I wouldn't say *great* first 20 minutes, but it did provide the context
for the portions you saw.  Quite a bit of time was spent on the "machine
age," and how all machines were designed for a single purpose, and how
Babbage was the first to implement a programmable machine.
It then noted that the concept was forgotten for ~150 years, and showed
the personalities who resurected it in the 30's and 40's.  Thus, the 
significance of how Turing thought of computers.

In the interest of net.bandwidth, I won't recount the whole script, but,
yeah, you would have missed quite a bit by tuning in late.

- jeff
From: stevef@bug.UUCP (Steven R Fordyce)
Newsgroups: or.general
Subject: Re: H. ROSS PEROT ON THE BALLOT
Date: 11 Apr 92 20:53:03 GMT
Article-I.D.: bug.964
Reply-To: stevef@bug.UUCP (Steven R Fordyce)
Followup-To: or.politics
Distribution: or
Organization: Handmade Designs, Salem, OR.

In article <7180069@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com> vernon@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (Vernon
King) writes:
>Right because the guy is pro-choice and he has some anti-handgun feelings 
>that sure makes him a left wing commie pinko all right. :-)
>
>Forget the one issue politics for one minute.

One issue!?  How about any issue?  What is Perot's stand on anything
(except abortion -- he is still waffling on gun control)?  He's against the
deficit . . . so has everyone running for President in the last 12 years (or
more) been.  So what?  What is he going to do about it?  He hasn't said.
What would he do about anything?  He hasn't said.

He has said he doesn't want to be President.  Do you honestly believe him?

>This country is in BIG trouble.
>Rudman (sp) of Gram/Rudman fame is not running again and he let out a 
>blast about how no one has the guts to tell the truth about the budget
>and how bad things are.

I agree the country is in trouble, but it isn't true that no one is talking
about it.  Check out the Libertarians some time.

>I may not agree with some of H.R.P. views but we need drastic changes
>and this guy is one of the few who I think could deal with congress.

Why?

>I want a leader with some guts to change the ever downward spiral that
>the present leadership (yep both demo and republicans) have led us.
>
>Do you really see anything better out there?

Sure, Andre Marrou.  At least I know exactly were he stands on the issues
and what he wants to do about it.

>I want change NOW!!

Change.  Just change?  Any change?  I'm for change, but I *do* think it
makes a difference what the change is.

>We have been picking from the least of two evils so long all we have is evil.

What is there to make us think that Perot isn't just another evil?  He's
lying to us already.  He says he wouldn't give three cents for the job.  He
doesn't want it, but if we want him, he'll condescend to do it.  Further, he
wants us to believe he didn't consider running until February 20th of this
year on the Larry King show.  Do you believe that nonsense?  If you do
you're being taken for a fool.  The evidence suggests that he has been
"campaigning" for President since at least last fall.
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From: neighorn@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Steven C. Neighorn)
Subject: April WV/ACM Meeting at OCATE
Organization: SCN Research/Qic Laboratories of Tigard, Oregon.
Distribution: or
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 09:01:54 GMT


WEDNESDAY APRIL 15TH, WVACM MEETING - OCATE BUILDING, ROOM 123 AT 7:30 PM

**************************************************************
***** NOTE THE TIME FOR THIS MONTH 	*****  7:30 PM  ******
**************************************************************

Experiences with Chorus on the HP PA-RISC

Jonathan Walpole

Department of Computer Science and Engineering,
Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology,
Beaverton,
Oregon.

The distributed operating systems group at OGI has spent much of
the past year porting and evaluating Chorus on the Hewlett-Packard
PA-RISC workstation. The purpose of this exercise was to gain some
understanding of the specific matches and mismatches between Chorus
and the PA-RISC and to learn some more general lessons about the
relationship between design trends in modern operating systems and
processor architecture.

This talk will present our experiences with Chorus on the PA-RISC and
will focus in on two key areas: system structuring, and portability.
The system structuring part of the talk will outline Chorus' approach
to modularity by exploring the specification and implementation of
various interfaces in Chorus, and discussing the options for implementing
these interfaces on the PA-RISC. The portability part of the talk will
concentrate mostly on the relationship between Chorus' virtual memory
design and the PA-RISC's virtually addressed cache architecture.

-------------------

Jonathan Walpole is an assistant professor at Oregon Graduate Institute.
His research interests are in the area of distributed operating systems,
operating system support for multimedia applications, and distributed
operating system support for parallel processing on networks of workstations.  
He gained his B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Lancaster,
England, in 1984 and 1988 respectively. 
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Newsgroups: or.general
From: ericg@mentorg.com (Eric Gutt)
Subject: Re: A five part TV documentary on Computer Science
Summary: Whine about PBS "documentary"
Organization: Mentor Graphics Corporation
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 17:21:16 GMT

In article <2182@gandalf.intel.com> chedley@carthago.intel.com (CHEDLEY_AOURIRI) writes:
>------------------------------------------------------------------
>Subject: A five part TV documentary on Computer Science
>
>Starting this Monday April 6, 1992 at 9 PM, and continuing for 
> ...
>		THE MACHINE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
> ...
>GIANT BRAINS: 
>Covers wartime research that lead to the development of the ENIAC, 
>the world's first large-scale general purpose electronic computer.
> ...
Nothing personal against the poster, but since you brought it up I
can't resist whining about how bad this was.

I admit I only saw the last 20 minutes, but that part went on and on
about Turing, but never seemed to say
much except "Turing thought computers could work with symbols as well
as numbers".  Okay. So?

The excerpts of Derek Jacobi's one man show I
found embarrassing.  What was the point of the cutting from Jacobi on
stage to faces of young school boys?  Was this some twisted hint about
Turing's homosexuality?  Very strange.

Also non-impressive was the part
where they said "Turing defined an algorithm to crack the German codes,
so they built a machine to do it".  This is a show about computers, and
all they can say about one of the first is "they built it"?  "Hey they
just wired up some of those tube thingies, and hired some computer
operators, and cracked the codes!"

Any comments?  Did I miss a really great first 20 minutes?

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