Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 13:15:28 06/10/99
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On June 09, 1999 at 13:04:46, KarinsDad wrote: >Intel and Compaq come to mind if Intel or Alpha programs were heavy contenders. >Maybe a joint sponsorship (and of course, winner gets bragging rights IF a >program on an Intel or Alpha box actually won). > >This would commercialize it a bit, but that's how the world goes around anyway. > >The network idea is good too, but with a large field, network and adjudication >problems would creep in. Not impossible, but maybe difficult. > >Definitely food for thought. FYI they are all commercialized, at least to a degree. There is always a hardware sponsor who gets a little bit of profile, and in Paris I was sponsored by Kryotech and Digital, so I had a sign to this effect on my machine. There are typically banners with company names on them, etc. It's not like we all have Nike swooshes on our hats, but there's a little bit of commercialsm. bruce
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