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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: RISC
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Date: Wed, 26-Jun-85 11:33:51 EDT
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> >                                           The 10MHz NS32016 was done by
> > a swarm of professional silicon bashers, using professional facilities
> > and souped-up processes, over a long period of time with *many* design
> > iterations.
> 
> Don't you see a contradiction lurking in there?

I wish I did...  Professional people and facilities plus plenty of time
would suggest getting it right the first time, except that it just makes
them more ambitious instead.  The souped-up processes help speed but don't
do a lot for correctness.
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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