
2
General
introduction
prevented some computer scientists from taking a serious interest in
microprocessors.
It appears, then, that to make full use of microprocessors the system
designer must be grounded both in electronics and in computer science
subjects that traditionally cover different areas. Unlike computer
scientists, electronic engineers have shown a great deal of enthusiasm
for the new development; but they have often encountered great diffi-
culties because of their inexperience in the techniques of computer
science. To the computer specialist's eye, engineers often painfully re-
invent methods that were fully understood 20 years ago ...