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Subject: Correspondent Wanted
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Date: 3 Oct 90 03:27:01 GMT
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Hello, all.  I have a friend who would like to discuss various topics,
but doesn't have access to the net.  Let him speak for himself:

>                   I would say the two things I am most interested
>in are device integration and video. Device integration is the generic
>make your computer drive a toaster. Toaster could be any black box. There
>are many challenges assocatied with mating software to hardware. Video is
>a long standing interest and one I am still working toward. I started out
>after video via laser discs. Laser discs talked SCSI so i got into SCSI.
>SCSI lead me to erasable optic drives and large hard drives(i have a 
>1.2 GB 5.25" hard drive in my hot little hands even now!) The io speed of
>most systems today will not support the data rate for ntsc or pal formats
>but it is getting there. My plan is to leverage my high volume storage
>devices and maybe some video card driver development work to working with
>real-time video. 

If you would like to correspond with the person about the above topics (or
anything related) write to:

ucscc.ucsc.edu!blzrzn!jack

disclaimer: don't write to me; I don't know anything about this stuff.