From: utzoo!watmath!vlsi Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Title: Re: properly designed peripherals Article-I.D.: watmath.3153 Posted: Fri Jul 30 19:30:53 1982 Received: Sat Jul 31 00:10:04 1982 References: sri-unix.2301 I think that the problem with designing "good" peripherals is that the "good" designers do not do it. I have watched with various degrees of horror and amusement as the major hardware manufacturers carefully assemble experienced design teams for their major processors, and then hire a bunch of summer students to do their disk drive controllers (you know who I am talking about, don't you, out there!). I suppose that it is a good training ground for designers, in that they usually don't screw up too catastrophically, and that not too many people are ruined (I mean hurt!). Another problem is that there are no good "style manuals" for peripheral design. Any major company or design group wanting to publish style guides and good repeat good examples of advanced design is welcomed, although I personally think they are nuts... Patrick Powell CCNG, U.Waterloo