Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?

On Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:30:36 +0100, D wrote:

Interesting! There might be a train ride on my next trip to the US. The
wife seems to be more and more interested in it, since neither of us
enjoys driving. Let's see what we decide upon. I suspect we might
actually go in late 2025.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acela

The Northeast Corridor and southern California are the best bets. Outside
of that you're rolling the dice.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtrak#/media/
File:Amtrak_network_map_2016.svg

Theoretically Amtrak trains have priority over freight trains. In practice
freight pays the bills and Amtrak is a federally subsidized money sink. It
makes sense in the northeast. when I worked in Boston I sometimes had to
go to New York City. By the time you get to Logan, jump through the hoops,
land at JFK, and take ground transportation into the city, 4 hours from
downtown Boston to downtown NY looks good. The company's travel people
didn't think that way. 'It's only an hour and a half flight.'