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Comp.Arch.FPGA | Peter Alfke has passed away
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Peter Alfke has passed away - Suhaib Fahmy - 2011-10-20 01:33:00
Those who've been on this newsgroup for any period of time will remember Peter Alfke, the Xilinx legend, and his infectious enthusiasm. He was a great help as I got into FPGA design 8 years ago, as I embarked on the academic track. I met him at a number of conferences, and he was just as wonderful in person. He gave some real life to the newsgroup and has been sorely missed since he stopped posting. A tweet that carried the news: https://twitter.com/xilinxtraining/status/126857481812066304 Our condolences to his family and friends; he will be sorely missed. Suhaib.
Re: Peter Alfke has passed away - HT-Lab - 2011-10-20 04:00:00
On 20/10/2011 06:33, Suhaib Fahmy wrote: > Those who've been on this newsgroup for any period of time will > remember Peter Alfke, the Xilinx legend, and his infectious > enthusiasm. He was a great help as I got into FPGA design 8 years ago, > as I embarked on the academic track. I met him at a number of > conferences, and he was just as wonderful in person. He gave some real > life to the newsgroup and has been sorely missed since he stopped > posting. > > A tweet that carried the news: https://twitter.com/xilinxtraining/status/126857481812066304 > > Our condolences to his family and friends; he will be sorely missed. > > Suhaib. Indeed quite sad as he was a real guru with a great personality. http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4183358/Pull-up-a-chair-Peter-Alfke Hans www.ht-lab.com
Re: Peter Alfke has passed away - RCIngham - 2011-10-20 04:27:00
Re: Peter Alfke has passed away - Syd Rumpo - 2011-10-20 07:21:00
On 20/10/2011 06:33, Suhaib Fahmy wrote: > Those who've been on this newsgroup for any period of time will > remember Peter Alfke, the Xilinx legend, and his infectious > enthusiasm. He was a great help as I got into FPGA design 8 years ago, > as I embarked on the academic track. I met him at a number of > conferences, and he was just as wonderful in person. He gave some real > life to the newsgroup and has been sorely missed since he stopped > posting. > > A tweet that carried the news: https://twitter.com/xilinxtraining/status/126857481812066304 > > Our condolences to his family and friends; he will be sorely missed. > > Suhaib. He helped me more than once, and was the main reason for my choosing Xilinx. RIP. -- Syd
Re: Peter Alfke has passed away - Nico Coesel - 2011-10-20 12:40:00
Suhaib Fahmy <s...@fahmy.net> wrote: > >A tweet that carried the news: https://twitter.com/xilinxtraining/status/126857481812066304 So far no official announcement on the Xilinx page. Sure this isn't some sick joke? -- Failure does not prove something is impossible, failure simply indicates you are not using the right tools... nico@nctdevpuntnl (punt=.) --------------------------------------------------------------______________________________
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Re: Peter Alfke has passed away - Ed McGettigan - 2011-10-20 15:54:00
On Oct 20, 9:40=A0am, n...@puntnl.niks (Nico Coesel) wrote: > Suhaib Fahmy <suh...@fahmy.net> wrote: > > >A tweet that carried the news:https://twitter.com/xilinxtraining/status/= 126857481812066304 > > So far no official announcement on the Xilinx page. Sure this isn't > some sick joke? > > -- > Failure does not prove something is impossible, failure simply > indicates you are not using the right tools... > nico@nctdevpuntnl (punt=3D.) > -------------------------------------------------------------- Unfortunately this is not a joke. Ed McGettigan -- Xilinx Inc.
Re: Peter Alfke has passed away - Nico Coesel - 2011-10-20 17:16:00
Ed McGettigan <e...@xilinx.com> wrote: >On Oct 20, 9:40=A0am, n...@puntnl.niks (Nico Coesel) wrote: >> Suhaib Fahmy <suh...@fahmy.net> wrote: >> >> >A tweet that carried the news:https://twitter.com/xilinxtraining/status/= >126857481812066304 >> >> So far no official announcement on the Xilinx page. Sure this isn't >> some sick joke? > >Unfortunately this is not a joke. > >Ed McGettigan >Xilinx Inc. Then it is very sad news. My condolences. -- Failure does not prove something is impossible, failure simply indicates you are not using the right tools... nico@nctdevpuntnl (punt=.) --------------------------------------------------------------
Re: Peter Alfke has passed away - Suhaib Fahmy - 2011-10-20 23:11:00
> So far no official announcement on the Xilinx page. Sure this isn't > some sick joke? Xilinx's official twitter account has retweeted a number of related tweets. So it seems not=85
Re: Peter Alfke has passed away - F M - 2011-10-21 06:47:00
> So far no official announcement on the Xilinx page. Sure this isn't > some sick joke? > It seems he had important health problems since long time. I found this on the web http://stanfordhospital.org/newsEvents/newsReleases/2011/provenge-release.html There is no a sure reference which certifies that the "Peter Alfke" on the article is really him (at least reading the article at first glance) but looking to the photo and by comparing with http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4183358/Pull-up-a-chair-Peter-Alfke it seems to be really him. I read many of his articles and note. We will miss him and his passion for job. Fabio______________________________
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Re: Peter Alfke has passed away - Nial Stewart - 2011-10-21 09:35:00
Thats really sad news. Although predominantly an Altera user I have really appreciated Peter's input to comp.arch.fpga over the years, one of the gentlemen of our industry. Nial.