FPGA VAX update, now DIY TTL computers

Sridhar Ayengar ploopster at gmail.com
Wed Nov 9 12:02:26 CST 2005


Paul Koning wrote:
>  Allison> After transistors the second evolution in computers was
>  Allison> packaging.
> 
> True, at least in high end computers.  Cray understood packaging -- as
> far back as the CDC 6600 (1964) there is serious magic and serious
> engineering in the packaging.

Indeed.

I used to work for the equipment engineering group that developed the 
equipment supporting IBM's multilayer ceramic copper interconnect 
packaging manufacturing process.  It's an interesting process.

Peace...  Sridhar


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