FTCS - 16 : A touch of old Vienna

The 1986 Design Automation Conferhancements, improved design cycles, and ence, held last July, was the first major emphasis in quality for design and test. computer conference to buck the trend of The exhibit area held 660 booths with reduced attendance. A grand total of 3840 95 exhibitors. During the opening of the paid attendees (1985 attendance was 3740) exhibits, the conference featured a new enjoyed an exceptionally strong technical product and applications session, in which program, with design productivity enexhibitors could announce new hardware and software products to the press and attendees. As usual, the arrangements for the technical sessions and exhibits went smoothly. The DAC is gaining a name as one of the best-run major computer conferences.