E Pluribus, Unum: The Evolution of the Personal Computer’s Architecture
Filed under: Architecture, Computer, Events, Hardware
The evolution of the architecture of the personal computer began with a centralized processing capability surrounded by an array of specialized intelligent agents. The data processed by each subsystem contributed to a greater whole, and the CPU made sense of the aggregated hardware. Over time, more work migrated into the central processor which lowered part counts but increased power consumption. This presentation takes a detailed look at the history of the personal computer, the development of real and de facto standards, and assesses the benefits and mistakes made along the way.
About the Speaker
When
- Wed, 12 Oct 2011, 6:30 pm pizza/networking, 7pm presentation, Q&A
Where
- Nygreen 106, California Lutheran University
Conejo Robotics at the 2011 FRC
Filed under: Computer, Robotics, Robotics and Automation
The Conejo Robotics Club discusses their entry and the results in the 2011 FIRST Robotics Competition Wednesday evening, April 13th. Charles Seabury and high school students from Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, and Westlake High in the Conejo Robotics Club will be on hand to show off and discuss their entry for this year’s competition.
The FIRST Robotics Competition challenges high-school teams to design, build, and compete, all in under six weeks. The 2011 competition, Logomotion, requires robots to coordinate and to work separately in order to build a sign made of inflated tubes:
This meeting is free and open to the public. Suggested ages: 8+.
Please register to attend as we would like to have an accurate headcount for refreshments. IEEE membership not required to register or attend.
Meeting location and information at the above link or see our meetings info page.
Spring Robotics Camp
The spring Robotics Camp offers two three-day sessions in April for students ages 7 to 14. Register online at Robotics and Things.
More info: see Robotics Camp at the Acorn Online.
Conejo Robotics Club to Compete
Filed under: Events, Robotics, Robotics and Automation
Michael Weingarden, a Newbury Park High School algebra teacher, led the Conejo Robotics Club to the title of best rookie team in the 2007 FIRST Robotics Competition. That year they took 11th place in regional competition and fourth place out of 80 teams at the national level.
Chuck Seabury, IEEE BV Section Engineer of the Year 2010, advises the team. The team plans to discuss results and show their machine at the upcoming April Computer Society meeting.
See the full article in the Ventura Country Star online and view the photo gallery of the work in progress.
Moorpark College CS Advisory Committee
Dean Lisa Miller and the Moorpark College CS and CNSE departments invite Computer Science professionals to participate in our yearly Advisory Committee meeting for the Computer Science and Computer Network Systems Engineering departments. The purpose is to reach out to the community around Moorpark College in order to gain your insight and feedback as to what our programs are doing and what they should be doing.
We will begin the meeting by reviewing what our programs are doing and the future plans we have. We then ask that you, who will teach/employ Moorpark students, give us your feelings as to what we should be preparing our students for at the community college level. (This level is the first two years of a bachelor’s degree and/or job training.) What are the trends you see developing that you want students to learn? If you already employ/teach our students, what are we doing right and what can we improve on?
This should be a one hour meeting (until 8 PM). However, if we wish to, we can certainly go beyond this time if you feel that the discussion merits it.
Thank you for considering attending. If you know others who you feel should be at this meeting, please do not hesitate to ask them to contact me. I also ask that you please RSVP to me. We will supply parking passes.
WHAT: Moorpark College CS/CNSE Advisory Committee Meeting
WHEN: Monday March 28 at 7 PM
WHERE: Academic Center Conference Room 221 on the Moorpark Campus
Thank you,
Martin Chetlen
Department Chair
CS/CNSE Departments
Moorpark College
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Chapter Info
Buenaventura Section
Chapter C16 Location R6 01 09
Regular Meeting Info
Meets evenings, 2nd Wed of the month. See link above for meeting info.