31 Jan
1998
31 Jan
'98
12:14 a.m.
I can't see some ASIC off a PC card, which was
only available as part of
that card _ever_ being available as a spare part, though. The only way to
get it will be as part of the machine.
Very true.
I've not heard of _anybody_ who can make ASICs at
home, and I personally
doubt that such people will ever exist.
FPGAs! They are obviously here to stay now, and their densities keep
getting larger and larger (and the packages smaller and smaller).
And what about twenty years from now when Ronco starts selling the
Tabletop ASICmaster for four easy payments of $29.95?
William Donzelli
william(a)ans.net