jj@alice.UUCP (03/20/86)
I've noticed a number of calls for a net.dsp newsgroup. As far as I've seen, few of the articles are in net.news.group, where they should appear, hence this crossposting. I'm also for a DSP newsgroup, after all, it's what I do for a living. This means, of course, that I can't say too much in it, except comment about various processors, etc, that are in the public domain. Given that net.dsp is a work related group, I support it's creation. I prefer the name net.dsp, NOT net.arch.dsp, or ??net.analog.dsp??? because DSP is not a logical subset of either. The discussion of DSP chips could perhaps go under net.arch.dsp, but the subject is much more diverse than just chip archetectures. Algorithms, research support software, etc, are also candidates for discussion. -- TEDDY BEARS LOVE THEIR BLANKETS! "And the words o' the song were a thousand years long, and to learn them a long thousand more." (ihnp4;allegra;research)!alice!jj
weke@mtuxo.UUCP (Bill Keasler) (03/22/86)
A newsgroup devoted to DSP would be a useful addition to usenet. Discussions on devices, algorithms, applications, and programs need a home. Bill Keasler
ken@turtlevax.UUCP (Ken Turkowski) (03/24/86)
Digital Signal Processing involves a different mode of thinking than
that associated with traditional computer science. There is concern
with dot products, roundoff error, and stability instead of sorting,
searching, and memory management schemes.
In practice, DSP implementations require tight coupling between hardware
and software, a bond that is rarely present in most hardware or software
development teams, one notable exception being the Berkeley RISC
project.
Possible names for the newsgroup could be: Discussions about signal
processing have (or could have) taken place in: net.analog, net.arch,
net.graphics, net.math, net.micro, net.usoft, and net.video. This
covers a wide range of interests, and chances are that most DSP
enthusiasts do not subscribe to them all.
For the first topic of discussion, I suggest interpolation filters.
--
Ken Turkowski @ CIMLINC, Menlo Park, CA
UUCP: {amd,decwrl,hplabs,seismo}!turtlevax!ken
ARPA: turtlevax!ken@DECWRL.DEC.COMschuler@gondor.UUCP (David W. Schuler) (03/25/86)
> A newsgroup devoted to DSP would be a useful addition to usenet. Discussions > on devices, algorithms, applications, and programs need a home. Another YES vote!
dave@enmasse.UUCP (Dave Brownell) (03/29/86)
In article <2052@gondor.UUCP> schuler@gondor.UUCP (David W. Schuler) writes: >> A newsgroup devoted to DSP would be a useful addition to usenet. Discussions >> on devices, algorithms, applications, and programs need a home. > >Another YES vote! This isn't a "no" vote as much as a point of order -- I always thought that discussions were supposed to exist before creation of a newsgroup for them! I haven't seen any discussions of "DSP". As a matter of fact, I don't really know what it is. How 'bout starting a discussion of DSP architectures here and seeing how long it lasts, how many contribute, and incidentally enlightening some of us. Don't forget (somebody!) to explain what it is, and what it's used for! -- Dave Brownell EnMasse Computer Corporation ...!{decvax,linus,allegra}!genrad!enmasse!dave