Replacing failed powersupplies on qbus PDP-11s

[Chuck Guzis]

On 2 Feb 2009 at 0:09, Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ wrote:

> I've lost count of the number of people I've spoken to in ##electronics
> and on forums who have got hopelessly lost and confused by trying to
> simulate simple electronic circuits.  Just build the damn thing and test
> it, you'll learn far more! But no, they don't want to do that because
> apparently "it's a waste of time and money".

Simulation is an essential part of working with programmable (i.e. 
SystemC, Verilog or VHDL) devices.  Being able to write a good 
simulation testbench is probably just as valuable as being able to 
write the original programming for the device.

Eventually, you have to burn your design into the d*mned thing and do 
some real-world testing, but simulation today is just as important as 
knowing how to use a scope or logic analyzer.

Cheers,
Chuck