pdbain@wateng.UUCP (Peter Bain) (07/19/85)
%A James J. Farrel\ III %T Large-Scale Cost-Effective Packaging %J Micro %I IEEE %V 5 %N 2 %D June 1985 %P 5-10 %X VLSI circuits challenge traditional electronic packaging methods. Several new package types, however, efficiently handle high-I/O devices %K integrated circuit package dip chip carrier flat pack flatpak pin grid %A Brian E. Corrigan\ III %A Everett L. Johnson %T An Evaluation of 8085-Based Multiprocessing on a Timeshared Bus %J Micro %I IEEE %V 5 %N 2 %D June 1985 %P 11-21 %X A GPSS simulation of a dual processor system showed effects of instruction type, bus access length, guard band length, clock frequency, and clock synchronization on its operation. %K gpss simulation performance multiprocessor bus utilization access delay %A Eric H. Steizer %A Randy H. Moss %T A Microcomputer-Based Control System for a Three-Joint Robot Arm %J Micro %I IEEE %V 5 %N 2 %D June 1985 %P 22-40 %X This detailed investigation of the operating system and control program for a small robot teaches lessons that the student can later apply in industry. %K robot control %A Chuck Hastings %T Second-Sourcing CPUs - Emulation, Ethics, and Electropolitics %J Micro %I IEEE %V 5 %N 2 %D June 1985 %P 41-52 %X Competitive games aimed at "locking in" customers to a particular hardware or software will ultimately fail. Serving customers, not manipulating them, yields market success. %K plug compatible compatibility standards %A Jackie Marsh %A James J. Farrell\ III %T Motorola's Silver Quill Program %J Micro %I IEEE %V 5 %N 2 %D June 1985 %P 53-57 %X A well planned author incentive program can turn word-shy engineers into a company's best spokespersons %K professional communication %T Binary-Decision Based Programmable Controllers (correspondence) %J Micro %I IEEE %V 5 %N 2 %D June 1985 %P 58-72 %X In certain applications, BD-based controllers can react more quickly than conventional microprocessor-based controllers. IEEE Micro fills in the original discussion of these devices with author- and reader-commentary. %K zsombor-murray vroomen hudson le-ngoc bd real time process controllers state machine -- - peter bain ...!{allegra|decvax|clyde|ihnp4 }!watmath!wateng!pdbain hard mail: CCNG, CPH-2369A, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont. Canada N2M 5G4 telephone: (519) 885-1211 x2810