BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Pentabarf//Schedule 0.3//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALDESC;VALUE=TEXT:History X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:History X-WR-TIMEZONE;VALUE=TEXT:Europe/Brussels BEGIN:VEVENT METHOD:PUBLISH UID:6230@FOSDEM18@fosdem.org TZID:Europe-Brussels DTSTART:20180203T120000 DTEND:20180203T125000 SUMMARY:Unix Architecture Evolution from the 1970 PDP-7 to the 2018 FreeBSD DESCRIPTION:
Based on a GitHub repository recording the history of the Unix code from 1970 until today, we look at the most significant elements and milestones of the system's architectural evolution and the lessons we can learn from it.
CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History URL:https:/fosdem.org/2018/schedule/2018/schedule/event/unix_evolution/ LOCATION:Janson ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;CN="Diomidis Spinellis":invalid:nomail END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT METHOD:PUBLISH UID:6308@FOSDEM18@fosdem.org TZID:Europe-Brussels DTSTART:20180203T130000 DTEND:20180203T135000 SUMMARY:The circuit less traveled DESCRIPTION:Retrocomputing, lost lessons of software design, a quarter of a century of failed progress - and how learning from the past could lead to the next generation of computers.
CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History URL:https:/fosdem.org/2018/schedule/2018/schedule/event/alternative_histories/ LOCATION:Janson ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;CN="Liam Proven":invalid:nomail END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT METHOD:PUBLISH UID:6403@FOSDEM18@fosdem.org TZID:Europe-Brussels DTSTART:20180203T140000 DTEND:20180203T145000 SUMMARY:Digital Archaeology DESCRIPTION:In a few years time, it will be impossible to study the history of retro-computers since its software was either proprietary, closed-source, written in a now-obsolete language, or encumbered by software “protection” to prevent copying. Furthermore, the hardware upon which it ran is dying, and the cassette tapes holding the software are physically disintegrating.
CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History URL:https:/fosdem.org/2018/schedule/2018/schedule/event/digital_archaeology/ LOCATION:Janson ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;CN="Steven Goodwin":invalid:nomail END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT METHOD:PUBLISH UID:6005@FOSDEM18@fosdem.org TZID:Europe-Brussels DTSTART:20180203T150000 DTEND:20180203T155000 SUMMARY:Reimagining EDSAC in open source DESCRIPTION:We have recreated one of the first modern computers using a low cost FPGA board, Arduinos, 3D printing and simple discrete electronics. Aimed at schools and hobbyists, this open source project allows a new generation to experience the operation of a computer from 1948.
This talk will tell the story of the project, culminating in the three day extravaganza that was ChipHack 2017. I will be demonstrating all the components of the system: the delay line, the 3D printed peripherals and the processor core on FPGA. At the end of this talk, I hope you will understand more about this historic computer and be inspired to build your own EDSAC.
CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History URL:https:/fosdem.org/2018/schedule/2018/schedule/event/edsac/ LOCATION:Janson ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;CN="Mary Bennett":invalid:nomail END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR