376 Index | |
Computation, cost of, 93 Computational chemistry, 215, 355 Computational fluid dynamics, 355-56 Computer. See also Architecture and Product array processor, 194 class consolidation, 166-67 |
management and communications, 77-78 organizational design for, 78-79 planning importance, 76-77 profitability link, 78-79 Control Data Corporation (CDC), 50, 100, 134, 198, 233-34, 237 |
class creation, 169-70
classes, 161-80, 194 |
Convergent Technologies, 190, 231
Convex, 159, 236 |
clock evolution, 181 code museums, 174-78 compatibility, 190-92 dimensions of performance, 195 evolution, 164, 178-80 fault-tolerant, 159, 177 functions, 160-62, future, 186, 337-38 general purpose versus special products, |
COO. See Chief operating officer. Cooper, Robert, 369 Corporate research. See Research Cost predictability. See Manufacturing Cray Research, 110, 343, 348-49, 362-64 Cray, Seymour, 3, 104, 183, 347 Creativity and standards, 116 CTO. See Chief technology officer Culler Scientific, 192 |
186-88 | Cullinet, 235 |
generations, 171-80 | Culture |
graphics super, 194, historical evolution, 171-80, 186 level-of-integration, 163 mainframe, 167, 194 micro, 177, 340-44 |
company, 11, 17, 21, 23, 26 Silicon Valley, 26 Customer Advisory Board (CAB), 31, 242 Customer applications profile. See Marketing Cydrome, 51, 192 |
microprocessor, 159 | |
minicomputer start-ups, 174-76 | Data General, 148,279 |
minisupercomputers, 159, 167, 194 | Davidow, Bill, 202, 228, 370 |
multi, 177, 184-86 | Davis, Robert, 370 |
neural computing, 350 | Deal, Terrence, 370 |
notebook, 167 performance and price, 153-55, 170, 178-81, |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), 99-101, 315, 318, 349, 363 |
195, 340-45 personal, 167, 176-78, 186, 336-38, 340-43, |
Dell Computer, 18, 130 Dell, Michel, 18 |
356-57 | DeMarco, Tom, 370 |
pocket, 167 product space, 160-61 | Department of Energy research, 100-101 |
supercomputer, 167, 194, 362-64 | DePree, Max, 370 |
superminicomputers, 159, 167, 194 systolic, 350 wallet, 167 |
Design Power, 192, 224 Design process, 116-17. See also
Technology balance sheet |
weight, 166-67 workstation, 167, 177, 194, 316-38 Computer aided instruction, 233-34 |
Design rules for supercomputers, 198-99 Designing great products, 180-86 builder-is-user, 183 |
Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers, 204 Computer Associates, 235 |
cost and quality, 181-82 evolvability, 184-85 Dessault, CATIA, 192 |
Computervision, 211,234 Concept stage I, 6-7, 109-11. See also Stages Conflicts among team members, 21 |
Development stage III, 110-12 Digital Equipment Corporation. See also Ken Olsen |
Conner, Finis 8, 300 | architecture, 120-22 |
Control, 76-84. See also Flaws and Rules input-output management, 77 | experience, viii incompatible products, 190 |