27 Jun
2009
27 Jun
'09
9:56 a.m.
On Sat, 27 Jun 2009, Eric Smith wrote:
Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
This statement about the ABEL minicomputer (bit-slice design that underlay
the Synclavier) persists in on-line wisdom. It never made any sense to me
either.
I knew many folks that worked at New England Digital and it would be
stretch to believe that any had classified clearances.
--
I know that the Synclavier workshop manuals were
never released because
some part of the CPU design was classified...
If any part of it was actually classified, they wouldn't have been able to
sell it to civilians.