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Re:Counting the transistors in the 8086 processor: it's hard... by pcblues on Saturday January 14, 2023 @09:26PM (#34386204)
My Dad used to do and teach VLSI design from the 1970s on. Later in his life he designed environmental microphones and recording systems using Excel and assembly respectively because, "I don't need software tools because I know the equations" and "I don't need compiled languages because I know where the bits need to go."

Sorry for the thread-jack. Three years on since the passing of a true polymath.

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Re:Counting the transistors in the 8086 processor: it's hard... by CyberRabbi on Saturday January 14, 2023 @10:51PM (#34386572)
Kudos to your dad, sounds like he was a great engineer.
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