On Sat, 3 Oct 1998, Tony Duell wrote:
> While simulators are undoubtedly fun, I don't think they should be judged
> alongside real hardware. Have 2 competitions IMHO.
Right.
> A few more questions - not that I am likely to be entering or even at VCF
> III...
>
> I assume the device can be more modern than 10 years old. In other words
> that machine I built last week...
Yes. As long as its not just a PC you put together from swap meet parts.
If its a computer or controller (or something, haven't gotten around to
laying out the ground rules yet) and you built it from the chip,
transistor or sand level, its admissable.
> Can it use modern components? If someone is crazy enough to homebrew an
> Alpha system from chips, does that count?
Yes!
> Does it have to be a complete machine, or will an add-on/interface for a
> commercial computer count?
Probably, but it would have to do something really cool! Like allow you
to choose the speed on your blender from a radio-button on your computer
or something.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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