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The only thing I remember about is Quine-McClusky reduction algorithm  
and Karnaugh Mapping. Don't ask me how to use them!

Jim Wagner
Oregon Research Electronics

On Jun 19, 2010, at 2:43 PM, Chuck Hackett wrote:

> Here's a diversion from LEDs, Bus Drivers, etc. for a moment ... :-)
>
> A long time ago (never mind how long ago <g>) when I was getting my EE
> (Computer Design minor) at SUNY Buffalo I remember a class where we  
> were
> studying combinational logic, gate reduction, etc. using, if I recall
> correctly, "Mealy, Moore, and xx" where, as I recall, "xx" was  
> something
> that sounded like "Majediv". I have Googled several attempts at its
> spelling but I am unable to turn up anything.
>
> Anybody know what I'm thinking of?
>
> Nothing critical to life at the moment, just one of those "I wonder  
> if that
> would be useful to me now" kinds of musings.
>
> I never did actual "Computer Design" as such (mostly software system
> design), but, as my father (EE and college professor for 30 years in  
> NY
> state) used to tell me:
>
> "Engineering doesn't GIVE you all the answers but it
> teaches you how to FIND the answers"
>
> Which, by enlarge, has proven true for me ...
>
>
> 



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