koopman@a.gp.cs.cmu.edu (Philip Koopman) (12/01/89)
The newest version of the RTXpress magazine has just been printed, and contains an RTX 2000 design contest announcement, summarized here because I believe it will be of general interest. Real Time Design Contest Sponsors: Harris Semiconductor Embedded Systems Programming Magazine The contest: design a neat application using the RTX 2001A. The process: 1) Write a proposal for the project. Deadline April 16, 1990 (which is closer than you think!). 2) Harris selects worthy proposals (i.e. ones which aren't sent in as a joke or a ploy to get a free system with no intention of entering the contest). With any luck, almost all proposals will be "worthy". 3) Worthy proposals get a free RTX 2001A Evaluation board with RTX 2001A chip, EPROM, SRAM, serial port, breadboarding area, and a minimal Forth in the EPROM. No strings attached other than a moral obligation to work on your design entry with it. 4) Submit your design. 5) Winning designs get prizes, and get shown off at the Second Annual Embedded Systems Conference Sept '90 held near San Francisco. $10,000 grand prize, $2000 each for best hardware design and best software design, $500 for two runners-up, up to 100 other prizes (and, don't forget, up to 1000 free RTX 2001A special contest evaluation boards). That's all the information I have available. To get a contest entry kit, call 1-800-4-HARRIS ext. 1300, or write to: Harris Semiconductor RTX Marketing PO Box 883, MS 62A-021 Melbourne, FL 32902-0883 USA Regrettably, there may be some problems with international entries if technology export restrictions get in the way. Phil Koopman koopman@greyhound.ece.cmu.edu Arpanet 2525A Wexford Run Rd. Wexford, PA 15090 Senior Scientist at Harris Semiconductor. I don't speak for them, and they don't speak for me.
koopman@a.gp.cs.cmu.edu (Philip Koopman) (12/02/89)
In article <7165@pt.cs.cmu.edu>, koopman@a.gp.cs.cmu.edu (Philip Koopman) writes: > Real Time Design Contest > Sponsors: Harris Semiconductor > Embedded Systems Programming Magazine > The contest: design a neat application using the RTX 2001A. > ... It turns out that the announcement I saw was for internal review (although noone told me that!) So, the folks at the 1-800 number aren't ready to process requests for kits yet. BUT, YES, there IS a contest. It has been approved, and will run just as I described. Call the 1-800 number after 12/10 to get your entry kit. PLEASE don't call before then, or I'll get more nasty looks from my boss (it seems that the phone lines were saturated with calls within 3 hours of my posting). Meanwhile, I'm sure that lack of those details won't hamper folks from thinking about what they can do with a small RTX board. Phil Koopman koopman@greyhound.ece.cmu.edu Arpanet 2525A Wexford Run Rd. Wexford, PA 15090 Senior Scientist at Harris Semiconductor. I don't speak for them, and they don't speak for me. (This is an example of why I put the disclaimer in....)