| Hi, I think I fully understand all the ideas about open ip core project. I am 
really interested in doing sth for this exciting project. Before I want 
to make my final decision to join it, i wonder if I work on a PC win98 
machine and have some different design flow tools, will I be still able to work 
someting on this project. the software now availble for me (installed on my laptop); Protel 1999(for scheme and PCB) Altera max+plusII (for VHDL/FPGA); Pls tell me these tools are enough for the development. Of course, any 
free-tool suggestion on win98 is welcome. I am afraid that the development 
requires a UNIX machine, which is obviously expensive for me. Maybe the work could be done in a linux environment. I have no exact 
info.  Quite a few of my EDA friends are interested in your reply.   Regards DANG Xiaoyu(Charlie) Room 423, No.7 Graduate Domitory 25#, GongJian St., Harbin Inst. of Tech. Harbin, 150001 China |