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Bean (Hitt Consulting)
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Posted 11/6/2009 5:42 PM (GMT -8)

Rayman said...
Who can resist a pilgrimage to Rocklin? Just need to make some time for Fry's this time!

Maybe we should have an official "field trip" to Fry's ???

I've only been there once, and it is like a second mecca only to Parallax.

I wish I hadn't been so "under the weather" last year. Next year I will definately try for the all-nighter.

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Bill Henning
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Posted 11/6/2009 5:57 PM (GMT -8)

An official Fry's trip sounds great - I did not have time last year.

When I used to consult a lot in California I went to Fry's many times...

Bean (Hitt Consulting) said...

Rayman said...

Who can resist a pilgrimage to Rocklin? Just need to make some time for Fry's this time!

Maybe we should have an official "field trip" to Fry's ???
I've only been there once, and it is like a second mecca only to Parallax.

I wish I hadn't been so "under the weather" last year. Next year I will definately try for the all-nighter.

Bean.

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JRetSapDoog
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Posted 11/6/2009 6:11 PM (GMT -8)

Yes, Parallax's Rocklin facility and UPEW would be an amazing place and occasion for a Prop II launch, that's what I thought when I saw the late June date (assuming you can't get San Francisco's Moscone Center like Apple, that is). I was just thinking that late June is probably the best-case scenario at this point that one should reasonably hope for, and wouldn't that be great if the two events could coincide. I could live with that timeframe, lol. But this musing coming from the conservative "voice of reason" at Parallax that is Ken Gracey? That's surprising! But it sure does sound like a great target, though we understand that these things are hard to control with any degree of certainty. But take pity on us poor faithful souls confidently expecting the "Second Coming" of the PROPhet; we're somewhat fragile these days.

Hmm...a pilgrimage to Rocklin: can the local lodging industry handle it? Hmm...maybe if PhiPi fixes the A/C, he will make a "philpilgrimage." Gee...I need some sleep!

Oldbitcollector
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Posted 11/6/2009 6:32 PM (GMT -8)

Well that settles it... UPEW is a 24 hour event for 2010..

Interesting non subtle hint about PropII... I like this idea.. :)

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Posted 11/6/2009 6:39 PM (GMT -8)

Ken said...
[UPEW]...would be an amazing place to release Prop 2, wouldn't it?

It would be, but I'm skeptical on the timing. You (rather, somebody at Parallax) realized there was a shortage of Propeller chips sometime early this year, say in May. The chips are scheduled to arrive in December, so that is 8 months from need to arrival. For the Prop II, I'm sure that you'll want to do extensive testing to make sure that everything is good as expected. Maybe a month for the tests. So, if it takes nine months from ordering to shipping then the Prop II design would have had to be completed sometime in September. Can Parallax keep a secret like that? I don't know, I wasn't around for the Prop I development.

On a slightly less gloomy side, UPEW (or UPENE) would be a great place to release initial documentation.

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)
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Posted 11/6/2009 6:39 PM (GMT -8)

Ken Gracey said...
...would be an amazing place to release Prop 2, wouldn't it?

Well, screw the heat! I'd drive down there in August for that!

-Phil

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Posted 11/6/2009 8:32 PM (GMT -8)

I'm glad to hear that it will be held at Parallax, as opposed to off site which was at least considered briefly. It just wouldn't be the same if it were elsewhere.

I hope to see more robots (in action) this time. Maybe there could be some form of incentive for people to demonstrate their creations?

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Post Edited (W9GFO) : 11/7/2009 6:16:59 PM GMT

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Posted 11/7/2009 7:22 PM (GMT -8)

Count me there,North East Ohio that is, and I plan on bringing my latest projects.

Post Edited (TheWizard65) : 11/8/2009 3:28:46 AM GMT

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