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- From: johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us (John R. Levine)
- Newsgroups: comp.arch
- Subject: Re: Computer architects forced to change careers. NOT!
- Message-ID: <9209111133.AA01358@iecc.cambridge.ma.us>
- Date: 11 Sep 92 15:33:07 GMT
- References: <1992Sep10.194733.8001@boole.uucp>
- Sender: Postmaster@iecc.cambridge.ma.us
- Organization: I.E.C.C.
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- >There are at least two interesting parts to a project like 432
- > Conception/Requirements and
- > Execution (Design and Implementation)
- >If a group has done a great job in the Execution of mistaken
- >Concepts/requirements, maybe you should let them try another Execution.
-
- This is a good point. For all the 432 was bloated and slow, it
- really worked. I've heard first-hand reports that people who looked
- for bugs in its microcode couldn't find any. Considering how much microcode
- it had, that's no small achievement.
-
- Regards,
- John Levine, johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us, {spdcc|ima|world}!iecc!johnl
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