Report on the computer software contest at the 39th Congress of the Japan Society of Anesthesiology

We held another computer software contest at the 39th Congress of the JSA. The aim and procedure were similar to those for the first contest in 1991. Twenty-four softwares entered the contest; the machines are divided approximately two to one ratio between NEC PC9801 series and Macintosh. We received donations of 2 million yen worth of instruments and goods for prizes plus some cash. They were given away to those who made entries for the contest. Most of these programs have been registered as free softwares at various computer networks. A plan is under way to distribute them in diskette forms. (Suwa K, Watanabe R, Nishi S, et al.: Report on the computer software contest at the 39th congress of the Japan Society of Anesthesiology. J Anesth 7: 124–126, 1993)