JRH4373@TAMVENUS.BITNET (07/22/87)
[Here's mud in your eye, line eater.]
This is an open invitation. I am in charge of organizing a computer hardware
and software exhibition hall for a series of symposiums being sponsored by a
multidisiplinary group at Texas A&M University whose primary purpose is the
study of cognitive science. This group, called CSCS, is composed of disciplines
ranging from engineering to psychology. The purpose of the exhibit hall during
the symposiums is to give hardware/software developers a chance to demonstrate
their products to a large group of scientist in one spot. There is no
restriction to the type of hardware/software, although products aimed
specifically at research in cognitive science will probably draw the most
attention from those in attendance. I _DO NOT_ want to discourage mainline
hardware/software products from participating, though. The scientists at these
meetings are usually very budget minded when it comes to their research and are
almost always pleased when their 'research' computer can also handle their word
processing, spreadsheet, and database needs. This is an excellent opportunity
for the amiga to open up yet another avenue into the academic market. The amiga
is almost custom designed for the type of research being done in this area with
its advanced graphics and sound (well, kinda advanced sound). Applications like
paint programs, and sound and video digitizers should also do quite well with
this group. Other areas of interest are hardisks, memory expansion, and
networking. Harddisks tend to be a necessity for this type of research since
many experiments require real time access to large amounts of data during an
experiment. For similar reasons, lots of memory is also a strong consideration
for the research done in this area. As far as networking goes, it is
considered to be a big plus if the computer can support ethernet(tm), etc. And,
of course, as you might expect, peecee compatiblity is considered a plus but not
absolutely necessary. As you can see, the areas of interest are practically
unlimited, so come on Amigoids, let's put on a show for these folks.
The exact date for the 1st symposium is still uncertain, but will probably
occur in late September of early October.
If you wish to register as an exhibitor, please contact me via mail at:
CSCS
c/o Steve Smith
Department of Psychology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843
Attention: Joel Hall
If you wish to attend in any other capacity, write the following address:
CSCS
Department of Psychology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843
Thank you.
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I have nothing to disclaim.