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From: bloch@mandrill.ucsd.edu (Steve Bloch)
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Subject: Re: Stanford wins ACM Programming Contest
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Date: 11 Mar 91 17:02:40 GMT
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pmontgom@euphemia.math.ucla.edu (Peter Montgomery) writes:
>
>Rank Did Name
> 1   7   Stanford
> 2   7   Vrije (Netherlands)
> 3   6   Virginia Tech
>...

Great!  I was on Virginia Tech's team a few years ago when we came in
second to Johns Hopkins, whom we'd beaten at the regional level.  Of
course, that was the first year the contest extended outside the U.S.
so only two non-U.S. teams even showed up.

>The contest was supposed to being at 1:00 Wednesday, 
>but was delayed almost 2 hours due to machine problems, causing it
>to run past the start of a dinner to which all contestants were invited.  

Why does this sound familiar?  Our contest started on time (AFTER
dinner!) but was put on hold for an hour and a half due to machine
problems; we got out at the typical hacker hour of 4 AM.

By the way, these programming contests are an INCREDIBLE experience!
Imagine being in a ballroom surrounded by a hundred or so of the best
hackers you'll ever meet in your life, and amply stocked with junk
food...

Steve Bloch
bloch@cs.ucsd.edu