pjd@alpha.ces.cwru.edu (dr. funk) (03/03/89)
Thanks for the reply, Michael!
I really started out in Fall of 1987 to write an undergraduate text on
computer design which takes a computer-aided modelling perspective.
My original goal for the VLSI stack was to provide an example computer
design as a supplement to the book. I started out with a fairly complete
outline of the material (viewgraphs from the class) and a fair amount of
detailed design material (simulation files, layouts, etc.)
Production of the stack easily exceeded the amount of effort that was
required to write the first draft of seventeen book chapters! And this
was with a good plan in hand! I admit that more tutorial information was
needed than I had originally anticipated because I wanted the stacks to
be more "stand alone" in nature.
Now if we can only convince University administrators that this is a
good, productive and scholarly use of faculty time .... This is a serious
issue that must be resolved before faculty will commit time to the
development of courseware, etc.
[Changing gears.] Hypertext needs to be experienced. I've seen some
reasonably astute people miss the point of (advantages of?) HyperCard by
depending upon superficial notions of hypertext, the tool itself, etc.
[Changing gears, again.] I would like to post version 0.9 to the net.
What is the preferred method for postings (encoding, etc.)? Thanks, as
they say, in advance!
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