ADAMcon XIII Session Schedule (Tentative)

Last updated Tuesday, 10 July 2001, by RFD

Thursday, 12 July 2001

all day Hotel Check-In
Rooms are available after 3:00 PM

8:00 PM-??? Reception
Location to be determined

Friday, 13 July 2001

7:30-8:30 AM Breakfast
eggs, crispy bacon, sausage, hash browns, Danish, juice, coffee/tea

9:00-9:15 AM Welcome: Rich Drushel, Chairman

9:15-11:00 AM Session 1: Herman Mason and George Koczwara
Introduction to ADAM BBSes
Herman and George resurrect their A-NET and TBBS BBS systems and show you how to use them. User accounts will be created for all delegates. There is a Treasure Hunt contest which requires use of the BBSes, so pay attention!

11:00-12:00 noon Session 2: Elanor Drushel
ColecoVision and ADAM Games
Elanor reviews her favorite games and shows you how to play them, using both real ADAMs and emulators.
Note: Audience participation encouraged. Play some games!

12:00 noon-1:00 PM Lunch
Italian sausage, steak fries, green beans, beverage

1:00-2:00 PM Session 3: Guy Bona
ADAM Emulator Utilities
Guy presents updated versions of his utility programs which make it easier to use Marcel de Kogel's ADAMEM emulator.

2:00-4:00 PM Session 4: Dale Wick
The Truth Is Out There!
Understanding Boolean logic algebra and truth tables. Includes hands-on experimenting in SmartBASIC.

4:00-6:30 PM open/free time

6:30-7:30 PM Dinner
Chicken or lasagna (pick one), oven-browned potatoes, buttered corn, beverage

7:30 PM-??? Socializing
Meeting Room

Saturday, 14 July 2001

7:30-8:30 AM Breakfast
eggs, crispy bacon, sausage, hash browns, Danish, juice, coffee/tea

9:00-11:00 AM Session 1: Dale Wick
Schematics Are the Map to Treasure
Drawing and understanding schematics to solve problems.
Introduction to ADAM hardware interfaces, drawing schematics, and optionally using a circuit simulator for DOS to test them.
11:00 AM-12:00 noon Session 2: Rich Drushel
Introduction to Autonomous Robotics
Learn what an autonomous robot is and how to control it through sensory feedback. Provides the theoretical background for Session 3.

12:00 noon-1:00 PM Lunch
Baked ham, glazed carrots, oven-browned potatoes, beverage

1:00-2:00 PM Drive from Hotel to CWRU

2:00-6:00 PM Session 3: Rich Drushel
Building an Autonomous LEGO Robot
Take a short version of Rich's famed LEGO robot course and build and program an obstacle-avoiding robot. There will be a contest at the end!
Note: Maximum 6 teams in groups of 3.
Click here for live video webcast!
Note: RealPlayer 8 Basic required; download it here)

6:00-6:30 PM Walk/drive from CWRU to Little Italy

6:30-8:00 PM Dinner
At Mama Santa's restaurant in Little Italy

8:00-9:00 PM Return to Hotel from CWRU

9:00-11:00 PM Live Computer Chat
The traditional Saturday-night ADAMcon chat, originally on Compuserve, but now moved to the web.
Click here to enter the chat.
Note: Java-capable web browser required.

11:00 PM-??? Socializing
Meeting Room

Sunday, 15 July 2001

7:30-8:30 AM Breakfast
eggs, crispy bacon, sausage, hash browns, Danish, juice, coffee/tea

9:00-11:00 AM Session 1: Dale Wick
Building ADAM Hardware
Build a joystick with fire repeat. This is a demo of Dale's new hardware project.

11:00-12:00 noon ADAM Hardware Contest
You think you know ADAM hardware? See how good you really are! Enter this race to completely disassemble and reassemble an ADAM CPU. Fastest one to boot to SmartBasic from tape wins a valuable prize!
Note: Requires at least two teams of one or two people each, going head-to-head. (More teams possible, subject to ADAM availability.)

12:00 noon-1:00 PM Lunch
Roast turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed vegetables, beverage

1:00-2:00 PM Session 2: Ron Mitchell
3 Most Important Rules of Personal Computing: Backup, Backup, Backup!
Learn strategies to archive your data against the threat of catastrophic disk/tape failure.

2:00-3:00 PM A.N.N. Meeting
The annual meeting to transact any necessary business of the ADAM News Network.

3:00-7:30 PM open/free time

7:30-9:00 PM Banquet
Prime rib, baked potato, peas and mushrooms, beverage, cake

9:00 PM-??? Socializing
Meeting Room

Monday, 16 July 2001

all morning Hotel Check-Out
Must be vacated by 11:00 AM!

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all day	Hotel Check-In Rooms are available after 3:00 PM
8:00 PM-???	Reception Location to be determined

7:30-8:30 AM	Breakfast eggs, crispy bacon, sausage, hash browns, Danish, juice, coffee/tea
9:00-9:15 AM	Welcome: Rich Drushel, Chairman
9:15-11:00 AM	Session 1: Herman Mason and George Koczwara Introduction to ADAM BBSes Herman and George resurrect their A-NET and TBBS BBS systems and show you how to use them. User accounts will be created for all delegates. There is a Treasure Hunt contest which requires use of the BBSes, so pay attention!
11:00-12:00 noon	Session 2: Elanor Drushel ColecoVision and ADAM Games Elanor reviews her favorite games and shows you how to play them, using both real ADAMs and emulators. Note: Audience participation encouraged. Play some games!
12:00 noon-1:00 PM	Lunch Italian sausage, steak fries, green beans, beverage
1:00-2:00 PM	Session 3: Guy Bona ADAM Emulator Utilities Guy presents updated versions of his utility programs which make it easier to use Marcel de Kogel's ADAMEM emulator.
2:00-4:00 PM	Session 4: Dale Wick The Truth Is Out There! Understanding Boolean logic algebra and truth tables. Includes hands-on experimenting in SmartBASIC.
4:00-6:30 PM	open/free time
6:30-7:30 PM	Dinner Chicken or lasagna (pick one), oven-browned potatoes, buttered corn, beverage
7:30 PM-???	Socializing Meeting Room

7:30-8:30 AM	Breakfast eggs, crispy bacon, sausage, hash browns, Danish, juice, coffee/tea
9:00-11:00 AM	Session 1: Dale Wick Schematics Are the Map to Treasure Drawing and understanding schematics to solve problems. Introduction to ADAM hardware interfaces, drawing schematics, and optionally using a circuit simulator for DOS to test them.
11:00 AM-12:00 noon	Session 2: Rich Drushel Introduction to Autonomous Robotics Learn what an autonomous robot is and how to control it through sensory feedback. Provides the theoretical background for Session 3.
12:00 noon-1:00 PM	Lunch Baked ham, glazed carrots, oven-browned potatoes, beverage
1:00-2:00 PM	Drive from Hotel to CWRU
2:00-6:00 PM	Session 3: Rich Drushel Building an Autonomous LEGO Robot Take a short version of Rich's famed LEGO robot course and build and program an obstacle-avoiding robot. There will be a contest at the end! Note: Maximum 6 teams in groups of 3. Click here for live video webcast! Note: RealPlayer 8 Basic required; download it here)
6:00-6:30 PM	Walk/drive from CWRU to Little Italy
6:30-8:00 PM	Dinner At Mama Santa's restaurant in Little Italy
8:00-9:00 PM	Return to Hotel from CWRU
9:00-11:00 PM	Live Computer Chat The traditional Saturday-night ADAMcon chat, originally on Compuserve, but now moved to the web. Click here to enter the chat. Note: Java-capable web browser required.
11:00 PM-???	Socializing Meeting Room