Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!henry From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) Newsgroups: net.micro.68k,net.arch Subject: Re: RISC Message-ID: <5735@utzoo.UUCP> Date: Wed, 26-Jun-85 11:33:51 EDT Article-I.D.: utzoo.5735 Posted: Wed Jun 26 11:33:51 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 26-Jun-85 11:33:51 EDT References: <639@vax2.fluke.UUCP> <2743@nsc.UUCP> <576@terak.UUCP> <5690@utzoo.UUCP>, <355@spar.UUCP> Organization: U of Toronto Zoology Lines: 14 > > 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. -- Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!henry