( DAC 99 Item 37 ) ----------------------------------------------- [6/25/99]

    "John - A highly unscientific poll of big-chip people coming through
     our suite:

              40 percent: "Monterey is brilliant, Magma is a mess"
              60 percent: "Magma is brilliant, Monterey is a mess"

     Very polarized."

         - from a non-competing EDA vendor