NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #27/NN_1992_27.iso/spool/comp/sys/hp48/5850

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Subject: Re: How goodis SPICE48?
Date: 20 Nov 1992 10:04:05 -0600
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! [e-mail] writes:
!
! I bought SPICE48 too, and sadly, I have to agree with Mr McGuire.  This
! spice models only linear circuits, which can be a major limitation.  The
! userinterface looks good and is fairly easy to use.  Drawing all but the
! simplist of circuits, though, takes quite a while.  Drawing = inputting.
! I was tollerably satisfied with this card until today when I decided to
! take a peek at the code.  From what I saw, its all USER_-RPL!!  I did
! find an occasional SYSEVAL, but I am still dissapointed.  For $115, I
! want system RPL.  user RPL is just too slow and bulky for an application
! like spice.  I'm sure a system RPL version would be much quicker,
! smaller, and alltogether better.  For a commercial product such as this,
! I feel that writing the bulk of it in user RPL is just plain lazy.  (Keep
! in mind that by no means did I look through the whole 110K, so I could be
! exaggerating)   Oh well, maybe next version...
!     Jason Grant
!
!

I see listed in EduCalc # 57 another circuit simulator called VERBB.
Anybody tried it?  Is it any faster/better/whatever that SPICE48?