dalliance

n 1: the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working [syn:

{dawdling}, {trifling}, {wasting time}]

2: playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest [syn: {flirt},

{flirting}, {flirtation}, {coquetry}, {toying}]

ALLIANCE

A complete set of {CAD} tools for teaching Digital

{CMOS} {VLSI} Design in Universities. It includes a {VHDL}

compiler and simulator, {logic synthesis} tools, and automatic

place and route tools. ALLIANCE is the result of a ten years

effort at University Pierre et Marie Curie (PARIS VI, France).

It runs on {Sun4}, not well supported: {MIPS}/{Ultrix},

{386}/{SystemV}.

Current version: 1.1, as of 1993-02-16.

(1993-02-16)