> > Task: Read a bunch of punch cards and sort them via columne 1-8
> > and output the result to a 'card puncher' (Don't you remember the
> > last time when your just finished source programm droped just in
> > the moment before feeding the punch card reader :)
> This involves hardware, specifically hardware that few people have access
> to. Can't we choose something that's more algorithmically oriented, as
> opposed to systemic?
??? Please ? I was describing a situation that could be archived
with just a few cables and some software - having an KIM-1,
two cables and a PC with two EPP ports is any hardware to do -
eventualy (some changes in the task) even one cable will be any
'special' hardware - and if we define the pinout of the IBM-par
as I/O connector, everybody has just to bring his own cable (with
his contestant computer of course), if he wants to participate.
> > P.S.: in fact, this could be a VCF 3.0 challenge - hey, Salam,
> > don't you have a nice dumpster born 1st price to offer ?
> I actually wanted to do this for VCF 1.0 and 2.0, but nobody else on the
> VCF planning committee was hip to it. One of these years (probably not
> this one) I will introduce coding competitions, with prizes for the
> winners, as a regular event. I think it would be very fun and extremely
> competitive, and will make for some interesting code.
> Hmm, on second thought, if I get some time to plan it, maybe I will
> introduce a coding competition for this year.
The definitions schould be ready soon enough. Acking while on VCF
wasn't exactly what I planned.
Gruss
H.
P.S.: If you wana do it, I sugest Day 1 for the contest, and a
reservation of the speaker room for two hours on day two,
for the contestants to show their result (respective their
ideas).
--
Traue keinem Menschen der 5 Tage blutet und immer noch nicht tod ist.
Received on Sat Apr 17 1999 - 20:26:30 BST