Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!execu!sequoia!uudell!bigtex!texsun!geraldo.Central.Sun.COM!cronkite!newstop!exodus!oobleck.Eng.Sun.COM!bender From: bender@oobleck.Eng.Sun.COM (memory fault - core dumped) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: looking for some colleagues (In English) Keywords: Homebrew Computer, RISC Message-ID: <15469@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> Date: 19 Jun 91 07:15:03 GMT References: <2702@kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp> Sender: news@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca. Lines: 34 In article <2702@kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp> f54762@kuduts.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp (koichiro yamaguchi [f54762]) writes: -> -> I'm a enthusiast of homebrewing computer at begginer level living ->in Japan and now planning for visiting Los Angels from 6/28 to 7/1. What ->I want to do there is to see the Electronics junk market place at LA and ->to talk with some hardware enthusiast. But I don't know where is such a ->market. Since many famous persons and Chip makers presented in such a ->book like Steven Levi's 'Hackers' worked at California, I'm looking ->forward to find somewhat interesting thing there. -> I'm now interested in high speed numerical calculation on a home- ->brew computer. The use of RISC or other fast chip will make it possible ->but there are some problems. 1. High speed RISC chips are hard to get at ->in civil junk market at least inside Japan. Personal use of RISC chip is ->considerably suppressed. 2. Amateur hardware enthusiasts can't make 4 layer ->PCB. That is fatal to handle the high frequency circuit of RISC. To strive ->with such a noise with the techniques of amateurs, pretty amounts of ->shield and efforts should be required I think. I have also some interests ->in Radio Packet Network. -> In a word I want to have some connection with someone enthusiastic ->about electronics in LA. If there are any one who have such a kindness, ->please e-mail to me with your phone number because I can't access USENET in LA. -> I'm studying Quantum chemistry in Kyoto Univ. and wrote a related ->asking on Sci.chem. If you have some experience with Quantum chem. and live ->near by LA, please see that article too. If you have the time or the transportation, drive up to the Bay Area and visit silicon valley; Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, etc... might have more of what you're looking for than LA. mike -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1985 Honda Shadow VT1100 | DOD #000007 1989 Honda NX-650 | AMA #511250