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From: maertens@mcnc.org (Jim Maertens)
Subject: Schematic Conversion from DFII to Edge
Organization: MCNC Center for Microelectronics, RTP, NC
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 18:52:47 GMT

I have a strange problem that I hope someone can help me with.

I have a schematic design (many levels of hierarchy) in
Cadence's Design Framework II.  For reasons I won't go in to,
I need to port these schematics into the EDGE environment.
I have tried using EDIF, and gained a little success, but I'm
having problems with busses, labels, and I/O pins.

I have libraries in both the DFII and EDGE environments, so
all cells are compatible.

My question is:  Does anyone know of a technique or script
that is available to translate schematics back from DFII
to Edge?  Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for any help.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
++    Jim Maertens               ++  
++    email:  maertens@mcnc.org  ++
++    phone:  (919) 479-3631     ++
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From: se@comp.lancs.ac.uk (Steve Elliott)
Newsgroups: comp.cad.cadence
Subject: cadence on Sun Sparcstation 1+ crashes
Date: 15 Dec 92 14:18:11 GMT
Organization: Department of Computing at Lancaster University, UK.

We have cadence installed on a Sun Sparcstation 1+,
SunOS 4.1 with GFX patch installed.
Once or twice while cadence is running the screen has 
suddenly gone nblank and the whole system appears to
freeze.
Sun replaced the CPU, but the problem has just reoccurred.

Has anyone come across this?


Steve Elliott
-- 
se@uk.ac.lancs.comp
Department of Computing, Engineering Building, 
University of Lancaster, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4YR, UK
PHONE: +44 524 65201 ext 3783.
From: biggles@biggles.nsc.com (biggles)
Newsgroups: comp.cad.cadence
Subject: Verilog Strengths in Edge (netlisting)
Date: 11 Dec 92 19:45:22 GMT
Distribution: comp.cad.cadence
Organization: BigglesTech (a YoYoDyne Subsidiary GmBH)


Supposedly this is fixed in 2.1f3. They broke it in 2.1f2, and it worked in 2.1f1


-Biggles
From: simulation@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu (Moderator: Paul Fishwick)
Newsgroups: comp.simulation
Subject: SIMULATION DIGEST V30 N6
Date: 17 Dec 92 21:20:46 GMT
Reply-To: simulation@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu

Volume: 30, Issue: 6, Thu Dec 17 16:19:53 EST 1992

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| TODAY'S TOPICS |
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[NEW QUESTIONS]
  Books on Simulation
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  VHDL vs. Verilog
  Boat Simulator
  ModSim Compiler
[SOFTWARE]
  Simulating the US Budget
  LOOPN: Object Oriented Petri Net Simulator
[CALL FOR PAPERS/PARTICIPATION]
  Annual Simulation Symposium
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[DEPARTMENTS]
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Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1992 20:06:19 GMT
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Newsgroups: comp.simulation
From: johansen@delilah.ccsf.caltech.edu (Jonathan Johansen)
Newsgroups: comp.simulation,comp.parallel,comp.realtime,sci.engr.control
Subject: Synch of Distributed Clocks
Date: 13 Dec 1992 22:34:31 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Distribution: world

 
I'm developing a distributed simulation which employs two kinds
of processes.  I'll refer to these processes as the sensor and 
tracker processes.  The sensor processes simulate noisy 
measurements of a physical phenomena.  As a sensor generates each
discrete data set, it broadcasts the data to each each of the
tracker processes over a workstation LAN.  The communication is
is supported via UNIX sockets.  After receiving data blocks
from all sensors, the trackers try to fuse this multiple sensor
data into a noise free estimate of the physical phenomena's state.
 
I would like to have the sensors broadcast information based 
upon a realtime clock.  That is, each time a sensor process
sends a data messsage, it would time-stamp the message with
the local "wall clock" time of its computing node.  This method
is in contrast to a system which uses a simulated clock's time
stamp; i.e., a loop of the sort:
   sim_time = 0.0;
   while (!end_simulation) {
     generate_sensor_data();
     send_data_2_trackers();
     sim_time = sim_time + dt;
     }
I want to use a simulation time based upon the UNIX gettimeofday()
function.  The problem is that in a distributed environment, the
"wall clock" time of the multiple sensor processes may be slightly
different.  It's important that the tracker nodes receive data
blocks which are stamped with a time that accurately reflects
when the data was generated.  Is anybody aware of work that has
been done on synchronizing the "wall clocks" of distributed 
computing nodes?  For example, synchronizing the clocks of multiple
workstations on an Ethernet LAN.  Preferably to at least a 
10 millisecond accuracy.  Please respond with email, and I will
summarize with a posting.  Thanks.
 
Jonathan Johansen
Engineering Physics Division
Argonne National Laboratory
johansen@delco.ep.anl.gov



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To: comp-simulation@ames.arc.nasa.gov
From: oran@spg.amdahl.com (Oran Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.vhdl,comp.lang.verilog,comp.simulation
Subject: VHDL vs Verilog the eternal question, collecting input.
Date: 15 Dec 92 18:19:24 GMT
Organization: Amdahl Corp., Sunnyvale CA


Hi Netters,

We are users of both Verilog and VHDL under synopsys
all of us have our favorite system
that we will not give up. I am collecting a list of pros and cons to 
summarize the strengths and weaknesses of these two contenders.

Any ideas input of strong feeling are welcomed. Please keep in mind that
the project I am targeting for is VERY large with MANY people involved.

Thanks for any input,

	>- Oran



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To: comp-simulation@uunet.UU.NET
From: jhsegal@wiscon.weizmann.ac.il (Livian)
Newsgroups: comp.simulation
Subject: Boat Simulator
Date: 15 Dec 92 11:41:47 GMT
Organization: Weizmann Institute of Science, Computation Center


I don't know how many people read this newsgroup out there,but if anyone
reads,I would like to receive a recomandation of a war ship/boat/vessel.
Thank you very much.
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Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 23:58:48 -0600
From: David A Dreyer <etcdad@iitmax.iit.edu>
To: comp-simulation@rutgers.edu

Hi all....

I'm looking for a ModSim compiler, preferably for the 
PC, although any machine or environment will do.

Does anybody know of one in ftp-land or shareware land?  Any
info on the subject is mucho appreciated.

Thanks,

Dave




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Date: Sat, 12 Dec 92 05:49:37 -0600
From: gmk@pegasos.ccsr.uiuc.edu (Gottfried Mayer-Kress)
To: mcleod@sdsc.edu
Subject: Budget Balancer ?

I read about a very nifty simulation program that should allow
you to test different strategies to balance the US budget. It is
called "Budget Balancer" and distributed by Banner Blue
Software. 


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Center for Complex Systems Research, Department of Physics
3025 Beckman Institute, 405 N Mathews, Urbana, Il 61801
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gmk@goshawk.lanl.gov, gmk@santafe.edu 

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Newsgroups: comp.simulation
From: Gianni.Marchetti%bbs@osra.sublink.org (Gianni Marchetti)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: ps2 memory
Date: 13 Dec 92 00:11:34 GMT
Organization: OSRA Sistemi Srl - Torino, Italy
X-Posting-Software: UnixBBS 1.02agcc S/N 345911

Does anybody know whether ibm's ps2s use nnormal SIMM modules
I've to buy a  4 Mb memory expansion, but ibm's prices are too steep!
Other vendors ooffer much more for much less!

Greetings,
           Gianni.Marchetti%bbs@osra.sublink.org
Newsgroups: comp.misc
From: cravener@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Patty Cravener)
Subject: sometimes, no LPT1
Organization: University of Hawaii
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 21:41:39 GMT

I have a lovely new computer with a problem the dealer says he hasn't
a clue about (and I believe him - he's nice guy but in over his head)
Problem is that the system crashes from time to time and when it does,
there is no more parallel port.
Then I keep resetting (what else could I do?) and eventually I get it
back, as a numerical reference.  
As nearly as I can understand it, both the loss and the recover seem
to be random - if there's a pattern to it, it's beyond me...
I love my computer, and hate feeling it's erratic and unpredictable.
Why, sometimes I even use it to work on, so we can't have that...
I'll be very grateful for any words of advice from the real wizards
out there...
                                              Aloha o`i.......pc 

 
Newsgroups: comp.misc
From: bdm3@ra.msstate.edu (Billy D. McNair)
Subject: Help identify this tape drive...
Organization: Mississippi State University
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 03:53:45 GMT

Hi.  I have listed below some identifying marks of this tape drive.
It came out of an old UNIX type machine.  I would like to know what
it is and if it can be made to work with a PC.  Also, if anyone has
the address and telephone number of ARCHIVE ( the people who made 
this ) I would like to have that, too.  Thanks.

Dewayne McNair
bdm3@ra.msstate.edu

manufacturer:   Archive Corporation
   # on it:     LR 56637
    Model:      5945L-2
     P/N:       20331-011  Rev AA

it looks like this beast may use tape with dimensions of 4"x6".  Since
I don't have any tapes, though, I am not sure.  Thanks, again.
 


Newsgroups: comp.misc
From: a722756@roper.mc.ti.com (W. Donald Rolph)
Subject: Re: Problem, need ideas...
Originator: a722756@roper.mc.ti.com
Organization: Texas Instruments / Attleboro Mass / USA
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 18:46:53 GMT


I have seen similar performance when the graphics driver was corrupted.  I would
recommend delete the entire windows directory, and doing a clean reinstall.  You
can save the .grp files if you like,  but dont save the win.ini or system.ini
files - I would recommend building them new from scratch.
-- 

Regards.
 
Don Rolph  a722756@pan.mc.ti.com WD3 MS10-13 (508)-699-1263
From: dick.huddleston@yob.sccsi.com (Dick Huddleston) 
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Mono Screen/VGA board
Date: 19 Dec 92 05:53:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Ye Olde Bailey BBS - Houston, TX - 713-520-1569
Reply-To: dick.huddleston@yob.sccsi.com (Dick Huddleston) 

I am running a laptop with a mono LCD monitor.  It has a VGA board and
a port on the back to connect an external VGA monitor.

When I install 1-2-3 ver 2.3, for WYSIWYG, it apparently assumes it 
is in color so I have to reset the density of the screen to view and
still isn't as crisp as I wish.

Anyone know of a way to force or override the color in WYSIWYG to use
mono in a VGA boarded portable? I can't find a ref in the manual to use
a set up override, such as "123/M" or something like that.  Any suggestions
will be appreciated.

... Nothing exceeds like excess
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Xref: sparky comp.misc:4583 comp.mail.elm:3710 comp.mail.misc:3963 comp.sources.wanted:5361
From: kehres@ima.com (Tim Kehres)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.mail.elm,comp.mail.misc,comp.sources.wanted
Subject: Re: group mail software
Date: 14 Dec 92 04:50:01 GMT
Followup-To: comp.misc
Distribution: usa
Organization: International Messaging Associates, Menlo Park, California

In article <1992Dec10.220409.41003@wap.oau.org> bdixon@wap.oau.org (Bill Dixon) writes:
: I am looking for some software to create and manage a "mail network".
: 
: After trying a couple of times to describe what I want the software to do,
: I think it would be easier to describe what I would do with it.
: 
: My company is a member of a regional (and national, as well) user group
: for the application software we are using.  The user group provides a
: directory of members, so if you have problems with the software, you can
: call someone else using it, and ask them how they handle it.
: 
: I believe that it would be much more efficient to do this through e-mail.
: That way, I could broadcast a query to the user group, and anyone with the
: answer could respond.  I have mentioned this to a couple of people in the
: user group, and they said it sounded like a good idea, but no one seems to
: want to get it going.

Actually, to me at least, this seems like a problem much better suited to
news than mail.  All you really have to do is to define your own top level
group, and propagate it within your company or user group.  Advantages are
that the software and transports are already in place, can communicate
individually through email, ..... , and all the other normal arguments for
using news.

Best Regards,

Tim Kehres
From: rpiercy@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Rogers Piercy)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: computers & medicine
Date: 13 Dec 92 18:25:15 GMT
Article-I.D.: elvex34.rpiercy-131292122405
Followup-To: rpiercy@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
Organization: Northwestern University

Physicians & Computers (journal mailed to 90,000 physicians at no charge.)
is soliciting manuscripts that will describe changes brought about by the
direct use of computers in the practice of medicine during the decade of
the 1990's. Papers addressing various computer application in research,
imaging and other contributions which advance or illuminates medical
science with the direct use of computers are encouraged.  Physician
authored materials preferred.  Examples include: 
% Computerized Diagnosis--(various medical 
JJJdisciplines)
% Decision Making
% Physican Authored Medical Software% Handheld Computers--Patient
History/Charting
% Medical Practice Networking 			
% Notebook Computers in Clinical Research
% Computerized Reimbursement
% Developming Trends in Clinical Computing
% Computerized Medical Records
% Pen Computing/Physician Uses 
Xref: sparky comp.misc:4606 news.misc:2042 comp.bbs.misc:1546 alt.amateur-comp:341 alt.culture.usenet:968
From: mathew <mathew@mantis.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.misc,news.misc,comp.bbs.misc,alt.amateur-comp,alt.culture.usenet
Subject: Re: A Paper on the Social Forces Behind the Development of Usenet
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 16:47:12 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Mantis Consultants, Cambridge. UK.

shell@cs.sfu.ca (Barry Shell) writes:
> Various people have been calling the driving force behind Usenet, 
> and you might also expand it to the Internet in general (I think)
> is variously democracy, anarchy, and apathy.
> 
> Not sure how apathy applies, because there seems to be a tremendous
> amount of activity here.

As the person who mentioned apathy, perhaps I should explain.

If I can be bothered.

Oh, all right.  The point is that many things are done the way they are on
Usenet simply because that's the way they are done and nobody can be bothered
to change them.

There are some major rough edges to Usenet.  There are a hundred improvements
we could easily make to the system.  You can discuss these improvements, you
can even write specifications for them, but they won't happen.  The only way
you can get something to happen is to write the spec, write the software,
write an install script, and hand people the whole thing on a plate so that
they only have to type a couple of words and hit return.

Any change which involves Usenet system administrators doing more than typing
a couple of words and hitting return simply will not happen.  Unless, of
course, it means they have substantially less work to do administering their
news system as a result of the change.

That's what I mean by the main force behind Usenet being apathy.

> Where else on earth can you find such a community based on such
> an atractive political structure? People are desperately seeking
> an alternative to "democracy". Witness Perot, etc...

More specifically, people who are frustrated by corrupt, unfair and
undemocratic political systems in real life get over their frustrations by
pretending that Usenet is real life.  For example, look in news.groups; I
cannot believe that people are still discussing rec.music.synth.

> I wonder when political leaders, the ruling elite, etc.. will take
> notice. And as many have noted, how much longer have we got to
> enjoy this delightful state of affairs?

Don't worry yourself.  They can't stop Usenet now even if they want to.


mathew
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Newsgroups: comp.misc
From: cslee@pds.nchu.edu.tw (Lee Chee Siong)
Subject: Wanted: Redirect LPT1 to .PS file
Organization: NCHU Computer Center
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 08:56:19 GMT

   Is there any package that can redirect lpt1 to a .PS format file?
   Any suggestion is appreciate.


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Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: A Paper on the Social Forces Behind the Development of Usenet
From: Geoff@equinox.gen.nz (Geoff Mccaughan)
Date: 20 Dec 92 12:13:06 +1200
Followup-To: comp.misc
Distribution: world
Organization: Equinox Networks
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]

mathew (mathew@mantis.co.uk) wrote:

>There are some major rough edges to Usenet.  There are a hundred
improvements
>we could easily make to the system.  You can discuss these improvements,
you
>can even write specifications for them, but they won't happen.  The only
way
>you can get something to happen is to write the spec, write the software,
>write an install script, and hand people the whole thing on a plate so that
>they only have to type a couple of words and hit return.

>Any change which involves Usenet system administrators doing more than
typing
>a couple of words and hitting return simply will not happen.  Unless, of
>course, it means they have substantially less work to do administering
their
>news system as a result of the change.

>That's what I mean by the main force behind Usenet being apathy.

I think it has less to do with apathy than it has to do with inertia.
Anything involving a software change will take a long time simply because of
the huge diversity of the systems out there in the net at large.

--
Geoff, Sysop Equinox (equinox.gen.nz) +64 (3) 3854406 [4 Lines]
                               Voice: +64 (3) 3852101
        "Hi. You have just entered the fourth dimension. Small isn't it?"
Newsgroups: comp.misc,news.misc,comp.bbs.misc,alt.amateur-comp,alt.culture.usenet
From: arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee)
Subject: Re: A Paper on the Social Forces Behind the Development of Usenet
Organization: Johns Hopkins University CS Dept.
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 23:57:43 GMT

In article <19921213.003@erik.naggum.no> Erik Naggum <enag@ifi.uio.no> writes:
>[Tom Limoncelli]
>|   I think the author of this paper should go back and re-read the FAQ
>|   on what Usenet is NOT.
>[Ken Arromdee]
>|   Your own argument betrays you here.  Since Usenet is an anarchy,
>|   there's no real reason he should accept that FAQ as an authoritative
>|   description of Usenet.
>Sorry, but you've got "anarchy" all wrong.  Anarchy means "no ruler", or
>"no ruling power".  It does _not_ mean "no rules", or "no authorities".
>All it means is "absence of a legally sanctioned force to make people
>obey rules or authorities".  However, people living in an anarchy like
>order and strive to create it as much as anywhere else, i.e., they will
>obey rules and authorities when they find them to be productive to their
>ends.  The neat thing with an anarchy is that its members can _choose_
>the rules and authorities, on an individual basis.

Then: there is no real reason why he should _choose_ to accept that FAQ as
authoritative.  At least, no a priori reason.

I personally am somewhat skeptical about the use of FAQ's to give definitive
answers to disputed issues.
--
"the bogosity in a field equals the bogosity imported from related areas, plus
the bogosity generated internally, minus the bogosity expelled or otherwise
disposed of."  -- K. Eric Drexler

Ken Arromdee (arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu, arromdee@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.archives.admin
From: profile@netcom.com (Tom Czarnik)
Subject: Anonymous FTP List is gonna be late
Organization: Associates & Thomas
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 00:12:18 GMT

It's the Xmass crunch around here and I haven't had time to update
the sites. If you sent me mail wanting the new list, I'll send them
out ASAP. Please hang in there. Thanks


...Tom
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From: jkp@cs.HUT.FI (Jyrki Kuoppala)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,news.misc,comp.bbs.misc,alt.amateur-comp,alt.culture.usenet
Subject: Re: A Paper on the Social Forces Behind the Development of Usenet
Keywords: Usenet Pioneers Democracy News grass roots
Date: 12 Dec 92 11:04:18 GMT
Reply-To: jkp@cs.HUT.FI (Jyrki Kuoppala)
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland

In article <t29qqv-@lynx.unm.edu>, kogoma@vesta (Taki Kogoma) writes:
>You realize the problem involved in informing all these people that
>usenet is *not* a democracy.  After all, putting it in "What is
>Usenet?" on news.announce.newusers won't satisfy some people...;-)

Nope, the real problem is in informing all the people that "democracy"
is not a synonym for any of "good", "equality", "our system",
"desirable system", "a system where you have freedom", "us" and so on.

//Jyrki
Newsgroups: comp.misc,news.misc,comp.bbs.misc,alt.amateur-comp,alt.culture.usenet