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From: jsnow@esunix.UUCP (John Snow)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Xilinx
Message-ID: <1429@esunix.UUCP>
Date: 8 Aug 89 23:53:08 GMT
References: <1989Aug5.224902.4724@utzoo.uucp>
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From article <1989Aug5.224902.4724@utzoo.uucp>, by henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer):
> 
> Well, the *problem* with this part, and with a number of other programmable-
> logic devices for that matter, is that the algorithm for converting circuit
> to programming bits is secret.  The software would improve if it had some
> competition.
> -- 
> 1961-1969: 8 years of Apollo.  |     Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology
> 1969-1989: 20 years of nothing.| uunet!attcan!utzoo!henry henry@zoo.toronto.edu

AMD is just releasing their version of the LCA software.  AMD is a second
source for Xilinx parts and the AMD sales rep told me that their new software
is NEW and is not a copy of the Xilinx software.

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