Author: Bo Persson
Date: 08:53:41 02/20/04
Go up one level in this thread
On February 19, 2004 at 20:03:29, Bob Durrett wrote: > > >The problem is that hardware designers skilled in digital design without the >use >of microprocessors is a breed of cat which may have long since become extinct. > Probably. The problem is that you don't want to pay the designers enough to make it worth to even start the design program. I found this list of surplus processors at Anandtech http://anandtech.dealtime.com/xPP-Processors--9825_price_range_under_250~PG-1~S-213 They start at $6 (six!) for a nice Celeron 366 MHz. If you need GHz super speed, you will have to shell out a hefty $35 for a Duron or an Athlon XP. Has the design station even booted yet? What would it cost to design something as powerful as a Celeron 366? How many millions would that cost? That is the problem! Bo Persson
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.