On Sat, 29 May 1999, Max Eskin wrote:
> On Fri, 28 May 1999, Sellam Ismail wrote:
> >Look what those wacky college students are up to now:
> >
> >http://www.ee.upenn.edu/~jan/eniacproj.html
>
> This is fairly old. As the site says, it was done for the ENIAC 50th
> anniversary. I would like to add that IMHO, even if it is similar to an
> ENIAC in architecture, it is in no way an ENIAC. If someone gave
> me an ENIAC-on-a-chip, I would not feel that I have anything like an
> ENIAC. Consider that while the ENIAC was operated with knobs and switches,
> this chip is operated by raising certain lines via a PC interface. Now,
> that sounds like a math coprocessor to me :)
Yeah, but you're still programming an ENIAC. The interface is just more
modern. If you're so indignant you can always build a "knobs and
switches" interface to settle your neurosis.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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