Michael J. Mahon wrote:
Steven Lichter wrote:Michael J. Mahon wrote:Wolle wrote:I read on one of the Apple II history sides that Cray-Computers have used Apple II to design their machines. Any information about this? Is there any Layout (CAD) Software available? (Would be a very big surprise to me as the amount of design data should bust even a full blown IIgs)That was from Seymour Cray himself! Upon hearing that Apple was buying a Cray to help design their machines, he said, "Funny, I am using an Apple to simulate the CRAY-3." I suspect that he was talking about the high-level design, involving the balance of various "speeds and feeds" and not EDA tools. ;-) -michael NadaPong: Network game demo for Apple II computers! Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/ "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it's seriously underused."We used Apple II's during the turn up and testing of digital electronic telephone switches, nothing surprised me.At HP Labs we used (clone! ;-) Apple II+'s for hardware bringup and debug--they made great pattern generators if speed was not an issue. I believe that some were also used in some manufacturing locations-- I have a ][+ clone in an HP instrument case! ;-) -michael NadaPong: Network game demo for Apple II computers! Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/ "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it's seriously underused."
Dang, I don't have any cool "I used an Apple II to design GPUs" story but when I worked at Compaq in the late 80's, Randy Spurlock, the author of one of the first Apple II emulators for the PC, worked a couple of office doors down. I would find him working on it in the middle of the day. I don't think he works there anymore :-)
As a side note to Michael, I heard from one of my old coworkers from Compaq (not Randy) who is now an HP fellow. Hmmmm. I definitely didn't see that in his future.
Dave...