Subj : Re: New Pico2
To   : Lawrence D'Oliveiro
From : Ahem A Rivet's Shot
Date : Sat Aug 17 2024 09:12:18

On Sat, 17 Aug 2024 07:13:38 -0000 (UTC)
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

> What happened to the idea of “silicon compilers”? As I recall, they would
> automate the process of turning a high-level schematic into a low-level
> transistor network.

	VHDL, ULAs and FPGAs happened to it.

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