Xref: utzoo alt.folklore.computers:10704 comp.misc:11984 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!newstop!eastapps!pyrite!sgolson From: sgolson@pyrite.East.Sun.COM (Steve Golson) Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.misc Subject: The 1991 Computer Bowl! Message-ID: <5367@eastapps.East.Sun.COM> Date: 5 Apr 91 22:36:32 GMT Sender: news@East.Sun.COM Reply-To: sgolson@east.sun.com (Steve Golson) Followup-To: alt.folklore.computers Organization: Sun Microsystems, Billerica MA Lines: 88 LED BY WOMEN, THE THIRD COMPUTER BOWL GOES WEST INDUSTRY LEADERS COMPETE IN TIE-BREAKING BATTLE OF COMPUTER SMARTS Date: Friday, April 26, 1991 Time: 6:30pm Place: San Jose Convention Center, San Jose CA What: The Computer Bowl is an annual fundraising event to benefit The Computer Museum's educational programs. The Computer Bowl is a high-tech trivia contest between computer industry luminaries from the East and West Coasts. Principal Sponsor: The Computer Museum, Boston MA Principal Presenter: The Association for Computing Machinery, New York NY 1991 Bowl Participants West Coast Team Heidi Roizen (captain), President and CEO, T/Maker Company David House, President, Microcomputer Component Group, Intel Corp. Philippe Kahn, President, Borland International David Liddle, President and CEO, Metaphor Computer Systems Ed Juge, Director of Market Planning for Radio Shack, a division of Tandy Corporation East Coast Team Pamela McCorduck (captain), Author, _Machines_Who_Think_ Dr. John Armstrong, Vice President for Science and Technology, IBM Dr. James E. Clark, High Performance and Fault Tolerant Systems VP, AT&T Computer Systems Samuel Fuller, Vice President, Research, Digital Equipment Corp. John Markoff, Technology Writer, The New York Times Examiner: Bill Gates, Chairman of the Board, Microsoft Judges: L. John Doerr, General Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers Patrick McGovern, Chairman of the Board, International Data Group Host: Stewart Cheifet, Executive Producer, _Computer_Chronicles_ Where: WEST COAST: San Jose Convention Center, San Jose CA 5:00pm The High Tech Tailgate Party 6:00pm The Pre-Game Show: Mini-Bowl between the Most Valuable Players from 1988 and 1990 6:30pm The Computer Bowl Game 7:30pm The Post-Game Awards Ceremony/Dinner EAST COAST: The Computer Museum, 300 Congress Street, Boston MA 6:30pm Pep Rally: Drinks, Dinner, and High Tech Taunts and Teases 9:00pm Live Satellite Broadcast of Pre-Game Warm-up Show 9:30pm Live Satellite Broadcast of The Computer Bowl Game NORTHWEST: Hub Ballroom, University of Washington, Seattle 6:00pm Live Satellite Broadcast of Pre-Game Warm-up Show 6:30pm Live Satellite Broadcast of The Computer Bowl Game Tickets: Live site $250, satellite site $100 Call 617/426-2800 x399. For Seattle event 206/483-3323. Video: The Computer Bowl airs nationwide on PBS _The_Computer_Chronicles_ during the weeks of May 7-13 and May 14-20. Per The Computer Museum's agreement with the PBS show _Computer_Chronicles_ which is taping and broadcasting the Bowl: Electronic media may pull down off satellite and record per the following: Satellite: G Star 1/15 Frequency: 12110 MHz Audio: 6.2 & 6.8 Time: 5:30pm-7:45pm Pacific Time Electronic media may broadcast on air two (2) minutes maximum For more press/media info contact: The Computer Museum: Gail Jennes/Liz Armbruster 617/426-2800 x341/x329 West Coast: Terrylynn Pearson, Cunningham Communication, 408/982-0400 Electronic guidelines: Sara O'Brien, _Computer_Chronicles_ 415/574-6233 -- Steve Golson sgolson@east.sun.com (consultant for, but not employed by, Sun Microsystems)