On 9/17/06, Ling SM wrote: > > Engineer CAN rule, just give them a SPEC. > In this case, it is the one who gives out SPEC rules. The thing is that you have to participate in defining the SPEC. In the real engineering world, the customer will work with the marketing guys as well as the engineering guys to define the SPEC. Sometimes the customers and the marketing guys actually do not have an idea when they put down one parameter. It is then the engineer's responsibility to show them the consequences of that parameter. Sometimes the process to reach an agreed specification can take months or years... -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist