Ken Hazlett, the programmer who pioneered in the business with assembly language, expressed to me in Corvallis an opinion even more emphatic than Naegele's about the use of assembly language for computerized vote-counting: "Insane!
Its cyclical business, sterile assembly rooms used by the the semiconductor industry, should rebound with that sector, he added.
Carr points to the origins of automation, after the second world war, when the Ford Motor Company was installing new machinery to do "automatic business" on assembly lines.
Reuters is reporting that part of the plan could be to shrink its solar panel business, closing assembly units in the US and Europe.
By the time the senate was ready to do business, the assembly had gone home for the summer.
A main motion is in order only when there is no other business before an assembly.
In particular, Solectron, best known for its printed circuit board assembly business, will gain access to the automotive electronics market.
Brian Krzanich, general manager of Intel's test and assembly business, says the company's decision was based on cost.
He said: "Until that challenge has been heard there is no reason that the business of the assembly should not continue".
Its original business was the assembly of cars and trucks, but by acquiring its suppliers, as well as by internal expansion, Volvo grew from assembly into a major manufacturer.
The Stenlunds run a computer repair and assembly business, Affordable PC Services, from the second bedroom of their $655-a-month apartment not far from a boulevard lined with used car dealers and small restaurants, adult bookstores and gas stations.
