1994 - Revision history

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	The 1994 FIRST Robotics Competition season formally began on January 7th, 1994 at the [[kickoff]] event in Nashua, New Hampshire. The only official event was the [[1994cmp\|1994 FIRST Robotics Competition]], also held in Nashua, New Hampshire.		The 1994 FIRST Robotics Competition season formally began on January 7th, 1994 at the [[kickoff#1994\|kickoff]] event in Nashua, New Hampshire. The only official event was the [[1994cmp\|1994 FIRST Robotics Competition]], also held in Nashua, New Hampshire.

	FIRST did not have direct access to the internet during this period, and communicated with teams through fax and a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_system BBS]. The first international team, [[frc-61\|team -61]], from Kingston, Jamaica, competed in 1994. [[Canada FIRST]] also began in 1994 and played the 1994 FIRST (then U.S. FIRST) game.		FIRST did not have direct access to the internet during this period, and communicated with teams through fax and a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_system BBS]. The first international team, [[frc-61\|team -61]], from Kingston, Jamaica, competed in 1994. [[Canada FIRST]] also began in 1994 and played the 1994 FIRST (then U.S. FIRST) game. [[Texas BEST\|NT BEST]], which had started in 1993, saw its winning team from Sherman High sponsored by Texas Instruments for the 1994 FIRST season.

	~~==Kickoff==~~
	~~Kickoff was held at FIRST headquarters in Nashua, New Hampshire on January 7th, 1994. Attendees were introduced to Tower Power, the~~ [[~~kit of parts~~]] ~~materials~~, ~~some of the rules~~, ~~and the playing field. A presentation about the 1993 [[~~Texas ~~BEST]] (then NT BEST) competition "PVC Insanity" and~~ the ~~Sherman High team was also shown and lunch was provided~~.

	==Documentation==		==Documentation==

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	==News and unofficial media==		==News and unofficial media==
			[https://www.frcarchive.com/frcwiki/index.php/File:1994_Smithsonian.PDF Smithsonian Magazine (November 1994)]<ref name=tkh /><br>

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	<references />		<references />

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	===Other official documents===		===Other official documents===
	[https://www.frcarchive.com/frcwiki/index.php/File:1993_December_17_pre-kickoff_letter.pdf December 17, 1993 pre-kickoff letter]<ref name=tkh /><br>		[https://www.frcarchive.com/frcwiki/index.php/File:1993_December_17_pre-kickoff_letter.pdf December 17, 1993 pre-kickoff letter]<ref name=tkh /><br>
	~~[https://www.frcarchive.com/frcwiki/index.php/File:1994_Yearbook.pdf 1994 Yearbook]<ref name=tkh /><br>~~

	==Playing field and scoring==		==Playing field and scoring==
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	===Yearbook===		===Yearbook===
	A yearbook covering the stories and biographies of all teams in the competition as well as competition and awards recaps was produced and given to participating teams.		A yearbook covering the stories and biographies of all teams in the competition as well as competition and awards recaps was produced and given to participating teams.
	<pdf>File:1994 Yearbook.pdf</pdf>		<pdf>File:1994 Yearbook.pdf</pdf>{{TKHref}}

	==News and unofficial media==		==News and unofficial media==

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	</gallery>		</gallery>

			===Yearbook===
			A yearbook covering the stories and biographies of all teams in the competition as well as competition and awards recaps was produced and given to participating teams.
			<pdf>File:1994 Yearbook.pdf</pdf>

	==News and unofficial media==		==News and unofficial media==

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	==Official events==		==Official events==
	[[1994cmp\|1994 FIRST Robotics Competition]]		[[1994cmp\|1994 FIRST Robotics Competition]] (February 24-26)

	==Official media==		==Official media==

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	==Documentation==		==Documentation==
	===Team updates===		===Team updates===
	<pdf>~~https~~:~~//www.frcarchive.com/frcwiki/images/8/89/1994_Team_Updates~~.pdf</pdf>{{TKHref}}<br>		<pdf>File:1994 Team Updates.pdf</pdf>{{TKHref}}<br>
	The 1994 game manual is currently unavailable. If you have a copy, or know someone who does, let the Archive know.		The 1994 game manual is currently unavailable. If you have a copy, or know someone who does, let the Archive know.

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	==Official events==		==Official events==
			[[1994cmp\|1994 FIRST Robotics Competition]]
	~~==Unofficial events==~~

	==Official media==		==Official media==

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	==News and unofficial media==		==News and unofficial media==
	~~[https://www.frcarchive.com/frcwiki/index.php/File:1995_North_Carolina_Regional_canceled.PDF North Carolina cancelation notice] from [[frc45\|team 45]] <ref name=tkh /><br>~~


	==Notes==		==Notes==
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	The 1994 FIRST Robotics Competition season formally began on January 7th, 1994 at the [[kickoff]] event in Nashua, New Hampshire. The only official event was the[[1994cmp\|1994 FIRST Robotics Competition]], also held in Nashua, New Hampshire.		The 1994 FIRST Robotics Competition season formally began on January 7th, 1994 at the [[kickoff]] event in Nashua, New Hampshire. The only official event was the [[1994cmp\|1994 FIRST Robotics Competition]], also held in Nashua, New Hampshire.

	FIRST did not have direct access to the internet during this period, and communicated with teams through fax and a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_system BBS]. The first international team, [[frc-61\|team -61]], from Kingston, Jamaica, competed in 1994. [[Canada FIRST]] also began in 1994 and played the 1994 FIRST (then U.S. FIRST) game.		FIRST did not have direct access to the internet during this period, and communicated with teams through fax and a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_system BBS]. The first international team, [[frc-61\|team -61]], from Kingston, Jamaica, competed in 1994. [[Canada FIRST]] also began in 1994 and played the 1994 FIRST (then U.S. FIRST) game.