On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Joel Jaeggli <joe...@bogus.com> wrote: > On 3/12/11 5:00 AM, William Herrin wrote: >> I'll be >> convinced it can be done for less than 2x cost when someone actually >> does it for less than 2x cost. > > part of the exercise is neither building nor buying the capacity before > you need it. the later the features needed crystalize into silicon the > more likely they are to be usable.
That must be my mistake then, because I thought the exercise was building it in a way that it stays built for the maximum practical number of years. When it has to be touched again (or tweaked if it gets near its limit) that's manpower. Skilled manpower plus the secondary costs from the inevitable delay deploying it is usually the most expensive thing. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William D. Herrin ................ her...@dirtside.com b...@herrin.us 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls Church, VA 22042-3004
