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Subject: Re: National's 16k, no good designers?
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Date: Tue, 7-Feb-84 14:41:57 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb  7 14:41:57 1984
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From:  Ron 

While we are on the topic of problems with bringing the latest generation of
bigga-micros to market, could someone confirm or deny the following
scuttlebutt....

I had heard that the problem at National Semiconductor is: the original design
for the 16032 was done by outside people hired for that project alone.  The MMU
and FPU are being done by in-house people and are apparently not yet shipping
due to continuing problems(?)

National does not appear to have any good designers in-house.  This does not
bode well for the entire product line.  Motorola, although w/o an advanced
software theology, is able to produce advanced chip designs with their own
people.

(ron)
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