>> "- Schematics for many major blocks have been captured"
>> "- M language, synthesizable, behavioral models have been written
>> for much of the functionality of the chip set."
>> "- Some simulation has been started, much remains to be done."
>> [...]
>> So I think it can be safely concluded that there was never any Hombre prototype
>> in hardware.

> It depends what simulation means.

Just use Google:

https://www.google.com/search?q=%22m+language%22+simulation+%22mentor%22

> So I think it can be safely concluded that there was unfinished Hombre prototype
> in hardware.

I for one tend to believe Dr. Hepler when he says there was no more than incomplete simulation, which means no actual hardware.