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From: geoff@hls0.hls.oz (Geoff Bull)
Newsgroups: comp.lsi,comp.lsi.cad,sci.electronics
Subject: no PALASM90 on workstations
Keywords: PAL PALASM AMD
Message-ID: <833@hls0.hls.oz>
Date: 3 Aug 90 05:00:18 GMT
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This is basically a flame directed at AMD.

AMD have dropped plans to supply PALASM90 for Suns and Apollos.
As a result we can no longer use their new wonderful MACH series.
(our $5000 PLD package doesn't support them).

Our agents say - well, you can use a PC version!.
Who wants to have to use an isolated PC in this day and age?!
Supplying engineering software for only PCs doesn't make
much sense when most REAL design is done on workstations.

Come on AMD, get real!
Supply PALASM90 for the Suns - 
or we'll be the first to hassle you for the info we need
to write our own PLD software.

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Geoff Bull (Senior Engineer)	Phone  : (+61 48) 68 3490
Highland Logic Pty. Ltd.	Fax    : (+61 48) 68 3474
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