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- From: uchrgrh@Msu.oscs.montana.edu
- Subject: Re: Printed Circuit generating Software?
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- References: <bhertz.3285@terapin.com> <00966196.5B59D140@Msu.oscs.montana.edu>,<1993Jan4.173951.7346@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 18:18:05 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan4.173951.7346@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu>, dlatimer@iris4.chem.arizona.edu (Darin Latimer) writes:
- >In article <00966196.5B59D140@Msu.oscs.montana.edu>, uchrgrh@Msu.oscs.montana.edu writes:
- >|> In article <bhertz.3285@terapin.com>, bhertz@terapin.com (Ben Hertz) writes:
- >|> > Hi everyone. I'm a high school student who's interested in
- >|> >electronics. I enjoy building little circuits and reading all the stuff in
- >|> >this conference that I know absolutely nothing about.
- >|> > After seeing some new "iron-on" sheets for making P.C. boards
- >|> >advertised in several catalogs I began considering generating my own boards.
- >|> >What I'm looking for is a Shareware, or relatively cheap program that will
- >|> >generate patterns for me. There is a review of such a program in the May
- >|> >edition of Computer Craft, but after reading it over I'm not so sure if it does
- >|> >what I originally thought it did. I am hoping for a program which I tell what
- >|> >I need connected to what other things, and it spits out a pattern. Maybe that's
- >|> >too much too ask, I don't know.
- >|> > Anyway, if someone out there knows of a shareware program that creates
- >|> >Printed Circuit patterns, or where I could get one, I'd like to hear from them.
- >|> > Thanks.
- >|> >
- >|> >P.S. Anyone know how many people are connected to this conference?
- >|> >
- >|> > Ben Hertz (bhertz.terapin.com)
- >|> > Richmond, California
- >|> Ben,
- >|> I just recently read something on this network concerning PCB software and
- >|> called the company, Protel technology, with great success.
- >|> Their number is 1-800-544-4186. Just tell the person on the other end
- >|> who you are and tell them you are interested in Easytrax. It is shareware
- >|> and really does quite a lot. I am not well versed in it but I am pretty sure
- >|> it will at least get you started. I would send you a copy of what they sent
- >|> me but if you call them you will get all of the information on their other
- >|> software also.
- >|>
- >|> good luck
- >|>
- >|> Richard
- >
- >I too have tried the Easytrax --- I much prefer PADS-PCB. The Easytrax is
- >quite simple to use but the router uses a TON of vias which is painful if you
- >are building your own boards. Additionally, the PADS-SCHEMATIC is a great
- >tool for building schematics; the output is easily imported to the PADS-PCB.
- >If you have $300 to spare then you can buy the newer version from Protel (which
- >is supposed to be nmuch better). My $0.02, Darin.
-
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- Hey Darin,
- Where do you get PADS-PCB and PADS-SCHEMATIC? How much does it cost?
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