Re: Poll: Who works for the Semiconductor industry?

[Steven Lichter <diespammers@ikillspammers.com>]

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.

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