From: akcs.mmorgan@hpcvbbs.cv.hp.com (Buckminster was crazy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp48
Subject: Contest (Has this been posted to comp.sy
Keywords: contest
Date: 16 Jan 93 21:40:04 GMT

Item: 444 by _getz at hpcvbbs.cv.hp.com
Author: [Robin Getz]
  Subj: HP-48 Programmers Comppetition
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  Date: Fri Jan 15 1993 14:36 
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This is a preliminary message.  If you would like more details and cannot
wait, please email or smail at address below.  As details are finalized
more messages will be posted as well as a poster will be made that I will
email or smail out to interested parties.
 
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*           To encourage and recognize excellence in programming         
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*         First Annual International HP-48 Programmers Competition       
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*                       Over $3,500 (US) in prizes                       
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The IEEE Student Branch at the University of Saskatchewan in association
with:
        Hewlett Packard, Corvallis Division
        IEEE Canada
        Sparcom Corporation
        ForCalc
 
will be organizing and sponsoring the First Annual International HP-48
Programmers Competition.
 
Four distinct and separate categories will take place:
 
1) Secondary Educational Facilities (High School)
2) Open - User RPL Only
3) Open - User and System RPL Only
4) Open - Assembly, User, and System RPL only.
 
This competition is open worldwide.  You are encouraged to enter as many 
categories as possible. (see 6 below)  
 
Competition Rules (short version)
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1.  Submissions must be the author's own works.  Submissions based on, 
    including, of using others code will be disqualified.  Submissions
    must include a list of any text references that are used, or human
    references (teachers/professors/friends/co-workers) that are used.
 
2.  Any tools can be used in order to make the System or Assembly
    sections of submissions.  (ie SASM, RPLCOMP, <-RPL->, Class,
    Star ...)  This code must clearly identify what tool (and tool
    version) was used.  If you need access to a development tool contact
    the below address.  I can tell you where to look.
 
3.  Submissions must include all source code, and an executable. 
    Submissions must be in electronic form.  (either via email or
    smail on floppy disk)
 
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4.  Problems will be posted/emailed/smailed out approximately the
    beginning of March.  Submissions will be due in two weeks.
    Submissions recieved after this date will not be eligible for
    the contest.  IEEE Student Branch is not responsible for lost or
    misdirected entries.
 
    [To compensate for smail, smail problems will be sent one week
    earlier than email problems, more for overseas]
 
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5.  System RPL code must use only SUPPORTED ENTRIES on a rev E machine.
 
6.  High School Students are encouraged to enter additional catagories as
    well as catagory 1.  Submissions for catagory one are eligible in 
    catagories two, three, and four.  Submissions for catagory two are
    eligible in catagories three and four.  And submissions for catagory
    three are eligible in catagory four.  You are asked only to submit
    one entry per catagory.
 
7.  Judging will be done be done on a totaly objective scale.  Some
    mathmatical rating scale based on size or speed (or a combination
    of both) will be included with the problem.   
 
8.  Problems and judging formula will be selected from a pannel of
    judges from the designers of the HP-48, from professional programmers
    of the HP-48, and HP-48 enthusiasts.
 
9.  If you wish to be surface mailed the problem, please respond to this
    notice by March 1, 1993.   
 
Prizes
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High School - first prize  - HP-48 ($350)
            - second prize - Drive-95 ($329)
            - third prize  - SmartROM on Disk
 
User RPL    - first prize  - Drive-95 ($329) 
            - second prize - HP 128K RAM card ($195) 
            - third prize  - SmartROM on Disk
 
System and  - first prize  - HP95LX ($699)
User RPL    - second prize - Drive-95 ($329)
            - third prize  - SmartROM and Omnibus
 
Assembly    - first prize  - HP95LX ($699)
and System  - second prize - Drive-95 ($329)
and User    - third prize  - SmartROM and ESA Assembler
 
As there are many HP-48 users without Internet/hpcvbbs access, please
print this message off and post in on PAPER bulletin boards.  If you
have the ability, please translate this in it's entirity.
 
If you do not have internet access, please mail
 
International HP-48 Programmers Competition
IEEE Student Branch
Box 41
Engineering Building
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7N 0W0
CANADA
 
I can be reached at any of the following email addresses:
 
getz@dvinci.usask.ca               internet
akcs.getz@hpcvbbs.cv.hp.com        hpbbs
 
Robin Getz
International HP-48 Programmers Competition Co-ordinator
 
P.S.  if you have a problem that you feel is suitable for this
competition
     please email it to me.