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Category Archives: Computing
UofM Computer Science Department Open House Dec. 10
The week of Dec. 6-12 will be Computer Science Education Week, as declared by President Barack Obama. To celebrate, the computer science department will host an open house Thursday, Dec. 10, from 2 until 6 p.m. in Dunn Hall. The … Continue reading
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IBM aims to simulate brain’s abilities with computer system
An IBM Research-led cognitive computing team claims advances in large-scale cortical simulation and a new algorithm that synthesizes neurological data, two major milestones that indicate the feasibility of building a cognitive computing chip. By Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, News — … Continue reading
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“Go” Programming Langauge
Google Launches New Programming Language: Go By: Darryl K. Taft 2009-11-10 Google has introduced a new programming language, known as Go, that is aimed at being fast, productive and fun for developers to use. Google officials described Go as an … Continue reading
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Wii Controllers
Just stumbled upon some great info about using the Wii remote and balance board with Linux and just had to save it! There has to be so neat projects you can do with that kind of technology available. Use Wii … Continue reading
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KAYPRO II
Walking my dog earlier this week, what do I see but an old KAYPRO II sitting out for trash pickup. Being a university professor that teaches computers and a computer history buff I just couldn’t resist picking it up. KAYPRO … Continue reading
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Internet Controlled Robot Arm – coming to a browser near you…..
2+ Years ago I purchased a LabVolt Armdriod Robot Arm from Ebay. It did not come with its control box, but I have been able to reverse-engineer it so it could be controlled by a PC via the parallel port. … Continue reading
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Mid-South BEST HUB Closes
From an Email to Mid-South B.E.S.T. participants from Dianne Langford: It is with regret that I am writing to let you know that Mid-South will be unable to be the host hub for BEST Robotics this fall. Due to an … Continue reading
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EtherCat controls robots
by Charlie Demerjian at Semicon 2008: from semiaccurate.com July 19, 2009 IF YOU WANT to control devices that require precise, coordinated movements, protocols like TCP/IP have too much overhead and latency making life difficult or impossible. Luckily, a standard called … Continue reading
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Researchers Develop Solid-State Quantum Processor.
From ASEE First Bell July 1, 2009 The New Haven Register (6/30, Stannard) reported, “A team of Yale University physicists has achieved a major advance toward creating an elusive superfast quantum computer that would assist research in fields such as … Continue reading
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