C.I.T.C.A.T.

Instruction traces are useful tools for studying many aspects of a computer system, but accurate traces are difficult to record without perturbing the system being traced. CITCAT offers an innovative solution to this problem.

An Internship In Japan

Ever wonder what it's like to work in Japan? After six months of working for a small company in Oogaki, Japan, Sharky decided there's no place like home. Here's a journal of his experiences there. Trust me, this is interesting reading.

The Great A.I. Debate

Will machines ever be truly intelligent? Modern A.I. researchers are beginning to say "no," but the older guys are still holding out. Find out why.

Review: Which Search Problems Are Random

Many problems in A.I. systems are address by unordered random search. However, it seems like some order can be found in nearly all forms of chaos. Tad Hogg's paper illustrates an innovative technique for determining which search problems truly are random.

Digital Imaging

Digital imaging is the art of managing graphical information in a format that can be understood by computers but easily manipulated by humans. Learn more about this exciting new technology.

Jurm

Did you know that every problem expressable by man can be represented as a single, unique number? If you're a computer science student, eventually you'll take a class about this. Most texts talk about a computing device called a URM (Unlimited Register Machine). Sharky wrote a simulator for it.