refimprove date February 2011 For the Canadian radio station, see CBBS FM . Image Ward Christensen and the First BBS.jpg right thumb 320px Ward Christensen and the CBBS. CBBS Computerized Bulletin Board System was a computer software program created by Ward Christensen to allow him and other computer hobbyists to exchange information between one another. In January 1978, Chicago was hit by the Great Blizzard of 1978 , which dumped record amounts of snow throughout the midwest. Among those caught in it were Christensen and Randy Suess, who were members of CACHE, the Chicago Area Computer Hobbyists Exchange. They had met at that computer club in the mid 1970s and become friends. Christensen had created a file transfer Protocol computing protocol for sending binary computer file s through modem connections, which was called, simply, MODEM. Later improvements to the program motivated a name change into the now familiar XMODEM . The success of this project encouraged further experiments. Christensen and Suess became enamored of the idea of creating a computerized answering machine and message center, which would allow members to call in with their then new modems and leave announcements for upcoming meetings. However, they needed some quiet time to set aside for such a project, and the blizzard gave them that time. Christensen worked on the software and Suess cobbled together an S 100 bus S 100 computer to put the program on. They had a working version within two weeks, but claimed soon afterwards that it had taken four so that it wouldn t seem like a rushed project. Time and tradition ... to dial CBBS directly using a modem. Also because the CBBS hardware and software supported only a single ... and Suess went their separate ways, the CBBS name lived on, and survives to an extent as a web based forum on Suess website, http chinet.com chinet.com . Christensen s version of CBBS, called Ward ... board 2 accessdate 02 May 2010 ref An article with a photo of Ward and the CBBS hardware appeared shortly ... more details
Infobox radio station name CBBS FM image Image Cbcradio2.svg 200px city Greater Sudbury Sudbury , Ontario area branding CBC Radio 2 slogan frequency 90.1 MHz FM radio FM translator repeater airdate Start date 2001 share share as of share source format public broadcasting language Canadian English power erp 50 kW haat convert 120.9 m ftin abbr on class B facility id coordinates coord 46.5039 N 80.9675 W region CA ON type landmark display inline,title callsign meaning C anadian B roadcasting B S udbury former callsigns former frequencies affiliations owner Canadian Broadcasting Corporation licensee sister stations CBCS FM , CBBX FM , CBON FM webcast website http www.cbc.ca sudbury CBC Sudbury CBBS FM is a Canada Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation s CBC Radio 2 network at 90.1 FM radio FM in Greater Sudbury Sudbury , Ontario . The station was originally licensed by the Canadian Radio television and Telecommunications Commission CRTC in 1984. ref http www.crtc.gc.ca eng archive 1984 DB84 906.HTM CRTC Decision 84 906 ref However, due to financial constraints at the CBC, the station was never launched, and the CBC was forced in 1991 to surrender all of its non operating licenses. The CBC subsequently applied for a new license, which was awarded in 2000, ref http www.crtc.gc.ca eng archive 2000 DB2000 195.htm CRTC Decision 2000 195 ref and the station launched in the spring of 2001. The network s Take Five radio program Take Five , hosted by Shelley Solmes , broadcast from the Art Gallery of Sudbury the day of the station s launch. Transmitters As of 2011, the station only broadcasts in Sudbury. In the CBC s expansion plan, however, the station will eventually add rebroadcasters in Elliot Lake , Iron Bridge, Ontario Iron Bridge , Kapuskasing ... www.cbc.ca sudbury CBC Sudbury RecnetCanada CBBS FM Sudbury Radio CBC radio stations DEFAULTSORT Cbbs Fm Category CBC Radio 2 stations Bbs Category Radio stations in Greater Sudbury Bbs Category Radio ... more details
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CBC Sudbury, Ontario Sudbury refers to CBCS FM , CBC Radio One on 99.9 FM CBBS FM , CBC Radio 2 on 90.1 FM CBLT 6 formerly CKNC TV , CBC Television on channel 9, rebroadcasts CBLT SRC Sudbury refers to CBON FM , Premi re Cha ne on 98.1 FM CBBX FM , Espace Musique on 90.9 FM CBLFT 2, T l vision de Radio Canada on channel 13, rebroadcasts CBLFT disambig ... more details
Image Ward Christensen and the First BBS.jpg right thumb 350px Ward Christensen Ward Christensen , born in West Bend, Wisconsin West Bend , Wisconsin , U.S., is the founder of the CBBS bulletin board, the first bulletin board system BBS ever brought online. Christensen, along with partner Randy Seuss, started development during a blizzard in Chicago , Illinois , and officially established CBBS four weeks later, on February 16, 1978. ref Rey Barry, http www.freewarehof.org ward.html The Origin of Computer Bulletin Boards . ref ref Rupert Goodwins , http resources.zdnet.co.uk articles comment 0,1000002985,2130537,00.htm Online communities turn twenty five . ref ref Smart Computing Encyclopedia http www.smartcomputing.com editorial dictionary detail.asp?guid &searchtype &DicID 19535&RefType Encyclopedia Ward Christensen . ref Christensen was noted for building software tools for his needs. He wrote a cassette based operating system before Floppy floppies and hard disk s were common. When he lost track of the source code for some Computer program programs he wrote ReSource, an iterative disassembler for the Intel 8080 , to help him regenerate the source code . When he needed to send files to Randy Suess he wrote XMODEM . Christensen received two 1992 Dvorak Awards Dvorak Awards for Excellence in Telecommunications , one with Randy Seuss for developing the first BBS, and a lifetime achievement award for outstanding contributions to PC telecommunications. ref http www.citivu.com dvorak index.html 1992 Dvorak Awards for Excellence in Telecommunications ref In 1993 he received the EFF Pioneer Award Pioneer Award from the Electronic Frontier Foundation . ref http w2.eff.org Misc EFF Pioneer Awards 2nd pioneer awards.announce Second Annual EFF Pioneer Awards ref Christensen has been working for IBM as a technical sales specialist since 1968. ref http www.bbsdocumentary.com software AAA AAA CBBS memories.txt re R 1ST BBS QUESTIONS Msg 46394 from Ward Christensen to Steve Culve ... more details
The Confedera o Brasileira de Beisebol e Softbol is the confederation that supports the Brazil national baseball team . External links http www.cbbs.com.br Site oficial da CBBS http www.baseball.ch Site oficial da IBAF http www.internationalsoftball.com Site oficial da ISF http www.forumstrikeout.net F rum Strike Out http www.beisebolbh.com.br Site oficial da ABSBH Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Beisebol e Softbol ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Beisebol e Softbol Category Sports governing bodies in Brazil Brazil sport bio stub pt Confedera o Brasileira de Beisebol e Softbol ... more details
Infobox radio station image Image Espace Musique.png 250px name CBBX FM airdate 2001 frequency 90.9 MHz FM radio FM city Greater Sudbury Sudbury , Ontario coordinates coord 46.5039 N 80.9675 W region CA ON type landmark dim 20km display inline,title format dms area Northeastern Ontario format public broadcasting language Canadian French French owner Canadian Broadcasting Corporation erp 50 kW haat convert 120.9 m ftin branding Espace musique slogan class B sister stations CBON FM , CBBS FM , CBCS FM website http www.radio canada.ca radio2 Espace musique callsign meaning CBBX FM is a Canada Canadian radio station. It broadcasts the Soci t Radio Canada s Espace musique network at 90.9 FM radio FM in Greater Sudbury Sudbury , Ontario . History The station was originally licensed by the Canadian Radio television and Telecommunications Commission CRTC in 1984. ref http www.crtc.gc.ca eng archive 1984 DB84 905.HTM CRTC Decision 84 905 ref However, due to financial constraints at the CBC, the station was never launched, and the CBC was forced in 1991 to surrender all of its non operating licenses. Some sources may incorrectly cite the station s call sign as CBOS FM , the call sign that was assigned to the unlaunched 1984 license. The CBC subsequently applied for a new license, which was awarded in 2000. ref http www.crtc.gc.ca eng archive 2000 DB2000 194.htm CRTC Decision 2000 194 ref The station went on the air in the spring of 2001, on the same day as CBC Radio 2 s CBBS FM . On June 29, 2007, the CBC was given approval to add a rebroadcaster of CBBX in Timmins on 105.7 MHz. ref http www.crtc.gc.ca eng archive 2007 db2007 209.htm CRTC Decision 2007 209 ref As of 2011, however, the Timmins transmitter has not been launched. It is currently unknown if the new transmitter at Timmins will be launched. Hearst, Ontario Hearst , Kapuskasing and North Bay, Ontario North Bay are also slated to receive rebroadcast transmitters in the CBC s expansion plan, although no official ... more details
Year nav topic 1978 science The year 1978 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below. Computer science February 16 The first computer bulletin board system is created CBBS in Chicago , Illinois . Geophysics James Byerlee determines Byerlee s law which gives the stress physics stress circumstances in the crust geology Earth s crust at which fracture fracturing along a geological fault takes place. ref cite journal last Byerlee first J.D. year 1978 title Friction of rocks journal Pure and Applied Geophysics volume 116 pages 615 626 doi 10.1007 BF00876528 ref History of science October 17 James Burke science historian James Burke s history of science series Connections TV series Connections first airs, on BBC Television in the United Kingdom with accompanying book . ref ISBN 0 333 24827 9. ref Russian scientist Victor A. Skumin ref http kult zdor.ru ?page id 163 Professor Victor A. Skumin, D.M.Sci. ref studied and described the unknown before the disease , which received the name of the Skumin syndrome ref Skumin syndrome http genex.ua site page.php?lang RU&id part 148&id word 85&bp 4 ref . Awards Fields Medal Fields Prize in Mathematics Pierre Deligne , Charles Fefferman , Grigory Margulis and Daniel Quillen Nobel Prize s Nobel Prize in Physics Physics Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa , Arno Allan Penzias , Robert Woodrow Wilson Nobel Prize in Chemistry Chemistry Peter D. Mitchell Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Medicine Werner Arber , Daniel Nathans , Hamilton O. Smith Turing Award Robert Floyd Births Empty section date July 2010 Deaths January 14 Kurt G del b. 1906 in science 1906 , United States American mathematician . March 31 Charles Herbert Best Charles Best b. 1899 in science 1899 , Canadians Canadian medical scientist. July 22 Andr Chapelon b. 1892 in science 1892 , French people French steam locomotive designer. September 15 Willy Messerschmitt b. 1898 in science 1898 , German people German aircraft engineer. November 15 Margare ... more details
Main Bulletin board system This is a list of notable bulletin board systems Note to editors Please only include BBSes notable enough for their own Wikipedia article in this list. Please no WP RED red links . Bubba s College and Grill , based in North Carolina in the mid 1980s, was a popular writers BBS, hosting writing contests similar to the present day NaNoWriMo . CBBS , the first BBS on record, established 1978. Demon Roach Underground , a popular hacker BBS and former home of the CULT OF THE DEAD COW . ExecPC BBS , America s largest dial up BBS through the late 80 s. Forum 80 , based in Kingston upon Hull, the UK s first BBS, started in 1980. ISCABBS , the largest worldwide BBS located at the University of Iowa . Monochrome BBS , a BBS based in the United Kingdom UK , founded in 1990 and still running as of 2011. OSUNY , legendary old school hack phreak BBS from the 1980s. PTT Bulletin Board System , the largest BBS in Taiwan. Purple Ocean , one of the largest North American Gaming BBS s of in the mid 1980s. Rusty n Edie s BBS , raided by the FBI in 1993 and sued by Playboy in 1997. SMTH BBS The largest BBS in China, hosted by Tsinghua University. StarDoc 134 . a Dos Linux hybrid test BBS. Running modified ELEBBS software. The Gaming Center . one of the largest game oriented BBS systems in the world. The House Of Lunduke BBS is a 20 line, currently running, BBS set up as a museum for classic BBS gaming. See also List of BBS software External links http bbs scene.org bbs list.php bbs scene.org bbs list Active list of BBS systems DMOZ Computers Bulletin Board Systems http www.bbsmates.com BBS Mates BBSes from the 80s to the present http bbslist.textfiles.com TEXTFILES.COM Historical BBS List A collection of BBS numbers from the past 20 Years http www.telnetbbsguide.com Telnet BBS Guide The largest active listing of Telnet accessible Bulletin Board Systems on the Internet since 1997 http bbs.hmvh.net roblist Roblist An article on and extract of Roblist , a popular ... more details
Infobox Football biography playername Buru image fullname Ven cius Ribeiro Mariane Fambre height height m 1.76 precision 0 dateofbirth birth date and age 1976 04 14 cityofbirth Vit ria, Brazil Vit ria ES countryofbirth Brazil currentclub FC Lokomotiv Moscow Lokomotiv Moscow beach soccer clubnumber 5 position Defender association football Defender youthyears1 youthclubs1 years1 2009 2010 clubs1 A.S. Roma AS Roma beach soccer caps1 goals1 years2 2011 clubs2 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Corinthians beach soccer caps2 goals2 years3 2011 clubs3 FC Lokomotiv Moscow Lokomotiv Moscow beach soccer caps3 goals3 pcupdate nationalyears1 &ndash present nationalteam1 Brazil national beach soccer team Brazil beach soccer nationalcaps1 nationalgoals1 201 ntupdate Ven cius Ribeiro Mariane Fambre better known as Bruno is a Brazil Brazilian beach soccer player. He plays in Defender association football defender position. Honours Beach soccer flagicon BRA Brazil national beach soccer team Brazil FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winner 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification CONMEBOL winner 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011 Mundialito de Futebol de Praia Mundialito winner 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 Copa Latina beach soccer Copa Latina winner 2005, 2006, 2009 Individual Beach Soccer MVP 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Top Scorer Golden Ball MVP 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Top Scorer Golden Shoe Top Scorer 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Top Scorer Bronze Shoe Top Scorer 2009 Mundialito de Futebol de Praia Mundialito MVP 2006 External links http cbbsbrasil.com.br selecao brasileira jogadores buru ?TB iframe true&height 300&width 500 CBBS Brasil http www.fifa.com worldfootball statisticsandrecords players player 262693 index.html Stats at FIFA Category 1976 births Category Living people Category People from Vitoria Category Beach soccer players ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Networks II is an Apple II family Apple II based single tasking Bulletin board system BBS package, written by Nick Naimo. It is one of the earlier BBS software programs to be written for the Apple II, which was at the time dominated by mini and mainframe based BBS , including CBBS . The exact year of its birth is undocumented, but BBSs running Networks II were seen as early as 1981. Written entirely in Applesoft BASIC and MOS Technology 6502 6502 assembly language, earlier versions of Networks II was compatible with only the Hayes Microcomputer Products Hayes Micromodem II family of modems and compatibles. Later versions were written to take advantage of the Novation CAT The Apple CAT II Novation Apple CAT II and the Hayes Microcomputer Products Hayes Smartmodem lines with an Apple Super Serial or compatible card. Throughout its lifespan, Networks II runs only under Apple DOS DOS 3.x . It also supports up to four Disk II or compatible disk drives. Original features The original, un hacked features of Networks II include Text based, teletype like display. Individual user name and passwords. Message board, called forums . The original code can handle only one forum. Support for the Apple II system clocks Thunderclock Plus .E2.80.93 Thunderware Incorporated Thunderware ThunderClock and compatible cards. Chat mode between the Network administrator sysop and user. Administrative tools. Must take the BBS down in order to run any administrative tasks. ASCII based Applesoft and Integer BASIC , and binary file downloading. Program source code need to be converted to ASCII before it can be downloadable. The download system only worked if the user dialed in from BASIC using the Hayes MMII s CTRL key sequences. Once downloading is invoked, Networks II sends the user s Apple II into the language of choice FP, INT, or CALL 151 , the ASCII code is uploaded as if entered by keyboard, and then a SAVE or BSAVE graphics image format BSAVE is sent to sav ... more details
CBK FM CBK St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John s CBN FM CBN Greater Sudbury Sudbury CBBS FM CBBS Sydney, Nova Scotia Sydney CBI FM CBI Thunder Bay CBQ FM CBQ Toronto CBL FM CBL Vancouver ... more details
System , or CBBS . CBBS went online on February 16, 1978 in Chicago Chicago, Illinois . ref name ward http www.bbsdocumentary.com software AAA AAA CBBS memories.txt Collection of Memories of writing ..., 2007 ref CBBS, which kept a count of callers, reportedly connected 253,301 callers before it was finally ... software, ref group nb CBBS Chicago which Ward Christensen programmed was about 20,000 lines of 8080 ... more details
Infobox radio station image Commented out Image Premchaine.png 250px name CBON FM airdate July 21, 1978 frequency 98.1 MHz FM radio FM city Greater Sudbury Sudbury , Ontario area Northern Ontario format public broadcasting owner Canadian Broadcasting Corporation erp 50 kW branding Premi re Cha ne slogan class B sister stations CBBS FM , CBBX FM , CBCS FM website http www.radio canada.ca radio indexPC.html Premi re Cha ne callsign meaning C anadian B roadcasting Corporation O ntario N ord call sign is pronounced as c est bon it s good . CBON FM is a Canada Canadian radio station. It broadcasts the Soci t Radio Canada s Premi re Cha ne network at 98.1 FM radio FM in Greater Sudbury Sudbury , Ontario . The station also serves much of Northern Ontario through a network of relay transmitters. History Prior to the station s launch in 1978, Radio Canada programming was carried on private affiliate CHYC FM CFBR . ref http www.broadcasting history.ca listings and histories radio histories.php?id 286&historyID 310 CFBR History at Canadian Communications Foundation ref The Canadian Radio television and Telecommunications Commission CRTC decision authorizing the launch of CBON FM in fact encouraged, but did not direct, Radio Canada to retain an AM frequency for its talk radio network, and to reserve CBON FM for its Espace musique music network . ref http www.broadcasting history.ca listings and histories radio histories.php?id 284&historyID 309 CBON History at Canadian Communications Foundation ref However, the station launched in 1978 as an affiliate of the talk network after the CBC was unable to negotiate an agreement with F. Baxter Ricard to directly acquire CFBR. Espace musique service was not available in the city until the launch of CBBX FM in 2001, although from 1984 to 1991 the CBC held an unused license to launch that station. ref http www.crtc.gc.ca eng archive 1984 DB84 905.HTM CRTC Decision 84 905 ref Programming The station s regional morning program is Le Matin ... more details
90.1 FM may refer to In Australia 2NBC in Sydney, New South Wales Breeze FM in Stanthorpe, Queensland Radio National in Gold Coast, Queensland TOTE Sport Radio in Launceston, Tasmania In Canada Channel 211 CBBS FM in Sudbury, Ontario CBCX FM 1 in Edmonton, Alberta CBFX FM 5 in Gaspe, Quebec CBIB FM in Bay St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia CBQI FM in Atikokan, Ontario CBTL FM in Millertown, Newfoundland and Labrador CBUA FM in Atlin, British Columbia CBV FM 8 in Thetford Mines, Quebec CFBL FM in Bearskin Lake, Ontario CFBY FM in Poplar Hill, Ontario CFEY FM in Sachigo Lake, Ontario CFJU FM in Kedgwick, New Brunswick CFKL FM in Kingfisher Lake, Ontario CFKP FM in Kasabonika Lake, Ontario CFLR FM in La Romaine, Quebec CFNP FM in Naicatchewenin, Ontario CFNS FM in Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia CFOG FM in Luscar, Alberta CHBJ FM in Slate Falls, Ontario CHMZ FM in Tofino, British Columbia CHPM FM in Wunnummin Lake, Ontario CHWL FM in Weagamow Lake, Ontario CIBE FM in St Augustin, Quebec CIFM FM 9 in Sun Peaks, British Columbia CINJ FM in Repulse Bay, Nunavut CIRM FM in Moncton, New Brunswick CITN FM in Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador CJLF FM 1 in Owen Sound, Ontario CJMP FM in Powell River, British Columbia CJSF FM in Burnaby, British Columbia CKAS FM in Kashechewan, Ontario CKAU FM 1 in Sept Iles, Quebec CKDL FM in Deer Lake, Ontario CKFA FM in Fort Albany, Ontario CKFS FM in Fort Severn, Ontario CKPN FM in Webequie, Ontario CKSF FM in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan VF2308 in Greenhills Mine Site, British Columbia VF2408 in Sunshine Valley, British Columbia VF2427 in Spences Bridge, British Columbia VF8007 in Acton Vale, Quebec VF8016 in St. Thomas, Ontario In Mexico FM XHHIL in Benjamin Hill, SO FM XHRYS in Reynosa, TA FM XHUA in Chihuahua, CH In Taiwan Hit Fm Taiwan in Kaohsiung In the United States Channel 211 KADU in Hibbing, Minnesota KAJC in Salem, Oregon KAMY in Lubbock, Texas FM KBKC in Moberly, Missouri KBLW in Billings, Montana KBNV in Fayetteville, Arkansas KBPK in Buena Pa ... more details
Summary Fair use rationales Non free fair use rationale Description Logo for CBC Radio 2 . Source http radio2.cbc.ca Article CBC Radio 2 Portion complete image Purpose To give a visual description to the topic being discussed and further enhance the article as a whole by depicting the visual branding of a radio station. ResolutionReduced Yes Replaceability No, as a radio station logo it would not be possible to create a fair use alternative that conveyed the same information. Non free fair use rationale Description Logo for CBC Radio 2 . Source http radio2.cbc.ca Article CBL FM Portion complete image Purpose To give a visual description to the topic being discussed and further enhance the article as a whole by depicting the visual branding of a radio station. ResolutionReduced Yes Replaceability No, as a radio station logo it would not be possible to create a fair use alternative that conveyed the same information. Non free fair use rationale Description Logo for CBC Radio 2 . Source http radio2.cbc.ca Article CBOQ FM Portion complete image Purpose To give a visual description to the topic being discussed and further enhance the article as a whole by depicting the visual branding of a radio station. ResolutionReduced Yes Replaceability No, as a radio station logo it would not be possible to create a fair use alternative that conveyed the same information. Non free fair use rationale Description Logo for CBC Radio 2 . Source http radio2.cbc.ca Article CBBS FM Portion complete image Purpose To give a visual description to the topic being discussed and further enhance the article as a whole by depicting the visual branding of a radio station. ResolutionReduced Yes Replaceability No, as a radio station logo it would not be possible to create a fair use alternative that conveyed the same information. Non free fair use rationale Description Logo for CBC Radio 2 . Source http radio2.cbc.ca Article CBM FM Portion complete image Purpose To give a visual description to the to ... more details
Yearbox US 1978 Events from the year 1978 in the United States . TOC limit 2 Incumbents President Jimmy Carter Vice President Walter Mondale Events January January 1 &ndash The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law . January 6 &ndash The Holy Crown of Hungary also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II . January 14&ndash 15 &ndash The body of former U.S. Vice President Hubert Humphrey lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda, following his death from cancer. January 19 &ndash Federal Appeals Court Judge William H. Webster is appointed Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation . January 25&ndash 27 &ndash The Great Blizzard of 1978 strikes the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes , causing 51 deaths in Ohio . January 28 &ndash Richard Chase , the Vampire of Sacramento , is arrested. February File Blizzardof78MapleSt.jpg thumb right February 5&ndash 7 Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 February 1 &ndash Hollywood film director Roman Polanski flees to France to avoid sentencing after pleading guilty to statutory rape unlawful sex with a minor . February 5&ndash 7 &ndash The Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 hits the New England region and the New York metropolitan area , killing about 100 and causing over US 520 million in damage. February 8 &ndash United States Senate proceedings are broadcast on radio for the first time. February 11 &ndash Sixteen Unification Church couples wed in New York, New York . February 15 &ndash Serial killer Ted Bundy is captured in Pensacola, Florida . February 16 &ndash The Hillside Strangler , a serial killer prowling Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , claims a 10th and final victim. February 16 &ndash The first computer bulletin board system CBBS is created in Chicago . March March 3 &ndash The New York Post publishes an article about David Rorvik s book The Cloning of Man , about a suppos ... more details
multiple issues COI January 2008 original research January 2008 refimprove January 2008 Image rhex.jpg thumb right 200px RHex 1.1 running. RHex is a power and computation Autonomous robot autonomous Hexapod robotics hexapod robot with compliance physiology compliant legs and only one actuator per leg. It is the first documented autonomous legged machine to have exhibited general mobility speeds at bodylengths per second over general terrain variations in level at bodyheight scale ref name Saranli2001 cite journal author Saranli, U. coauthors Buehler, M. Koditschek, D.E. year 2001 title RHex A Simple and Highly Mobile Hexapod Robot journal The International Journal of Robotics Research volume 20 issue 7 pages 616 doi 10.1177 02783640122067570 ref . RHex is presently capable of speeds exceeding five body lengths per second 2.7 m s , negotiates a wide variety of rugged terrains over thousands of bodylengths 3700 m distance on one set of batteries , manages slopes exceeding 45 degrees, swims, and climbs stairs. History RHex arises from a multidisciplinary and multi university DARPA funded effort in Computational Neuromechanics that applies mathematical techniques from dynamical systems theory to problems of animal locomotion , and, in turn, seeks inspiration from biology in advancing the state of the art of robotic systems. The RHex project received 5 million over 5 years from the DARPA CBS CBBS program in 1998, and an approximate additional 3 million from other grants , such as National Science Foundation grants. The following Universities participated on the initial RHex project The University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, MI McGill University , Montreal, Canada Carnegie Mellon University , Pittsburgh, PA University of California , Berkeley, CA Princeton University , Princeton, NJ Cornell University , Ithaca, NY Capabilities Throughout its development, RHex acquired a large number of capabilities in its behavioral repertoire. In fact, it is the only robot that is capa ... more details
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