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Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 23:08:55 -0700
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Subject: Nanu-Nanu & microseconds
A few years ago when Mork and the 1750 were in their heyday & I was still
a digital design engineer, we had a project that involved the 1750. The
pilot unit was a real turkey, only managing about 300 kips but the supplier
promised 700-800 with the redesign.
Was a multichip design with the microcode on one and the registers on another.
Made myself very unpopular by pointing out that the interchip delay was such
that it would never get over 500.
Few years later after I had left that project was told that the supplier
still had not gotten the design over 500 kips (and the calculation took
just a few minutes). Was my first direct experience with Vaporware.
Warmly,
Padgett
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Subject: Nanu-Nanu & microseconds
A few years ago when Mork and the 1750 were in their heyday & I was still
a digital design engineer, we had a project that involved the 1750. The
pilot unit was a real turkey, only managing about 300 kips but the supplier
promised 700-800 with the redesign.
Was a multichip design with the microcode on one and the registers on another.
Made myself very unpopular by pointing out that the interchip delay was such
that it would never get over 500.
Few years later after I had left that project was told that the supplier
still had not gotten the design over 500 kips (and the calculation took
just a few minutes). Was my first direct experience with Vaporware.
Warmly,
Padgett
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