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From: cwpjr@cbnewse.att.com (clyde.w.jr.phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
Subject: Re: A SIGForth is starting in ACM - Help!
Summary: Congratulations and a ?
Message-ID: <1991Mar14.192915.4740@cbnewse.att.com>
Date: 14 Mar 91 19:29:15 GMT
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In article <12353@pt.cs.cmu.edu>, koopman@a.gp.cs.cmu.edu (Philip Koopman) writes:
> > Category 5,  Topic 3
> > Message 20        Mon Mar 11, 1991
> > F.SERGEANT [Frank]           at 02:14 CST
> >  
> >      I just returned from the sigForth conference in San Antonio.  The 
> > weather and food were great!  
> 
> >      I was disappointed that Dan Miller and Phl Koopman and Charles  Johnsen
> > were absent, as I expected to see them.  I was drafted to  present a paper
> > from the last Rochester conference written by Phil and  Rick VanNorman on the
> > RTX4000.
> 
> Frank -- thanks for presenting the paper.  I'm sorry I couldn't
> make it.  I'm in the middle of a difficult transition and had
> to cancel at the last minute (my apologies to all who expected
> to see me there).  I had to take a trip to Hartford at the
> same time as the conference.
> 
> The GOOD NEWS is that I finally have a job after Harris canned
> the RTX team.  I'll be working for United Technologies Research 
> Center in Hartford CT doing embedded control system R&D.  United
> Technologies owns Otis Elevator, Carrier Air Conditioning,
> Pratt & Whitney jet engines, Norden Sonar & Radar, et al.
> I don't know how much or if I'll be using Forth.  I do expect
> to maintain access to comp.lang.forth after a transitional
> disruption.
> 
>   Phil Koopman                koopman@greyhound.ece.cmu.edu   Internet
>   2525A Wexford Run Rd.       (412) 935-6697
>   Wexford, PA  15090
> *** space no longer for rent starting March 25 ***

Hi Phil,
	Glad to hear you are not suffering a personal recession
( at least as defined by the gvmt! ).
	My question: Is U.T. still associated with Mostek?
Then by association would you have access to Zilog uprocessors?
My direction is potential use of Super Z8 parts. As you undoubtedly
know it is a neat FORTH engine. I estimate it to be onetenth
the power of the RTX2000 at one onehundreth the price. I can
take correction on this, tho.

I have a PD FORTH for this part almost debugged and will begin
on a "pro" version soon. The first five SBC's that is the target will
be available soon, too. Thought I'd share this with you
in hopes you can keep FORTH in your professional life.

Best Wishes, Clyde