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- From: gt1111a@prism.gatech.EDU (Vincent Fox)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.apps
- Subject: Re: CAE solutions on Sun platform
- Message-ID: <66103@hydra.gatech.EDU>
- Date: 16 Aug 92 06:42:39 GMT
- References: <1992Aug12.190757.178962@cs.cmu.edu>
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- Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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- In <1992Aug12.190757.178962@cs.cmu.edu> mkb@cs.cmu.edu (Mike Blackwell) writes:
- >What are the options for electrical design packages on the Sun (under
- >either OpenWindows 3.0 or X11R5)? Specifically schematic capture and
- >PCB layout. We are currently evaluating ViewLogic bundled with Harris
- >SciCards. We're only middling enthused about ViewLogic (but haven't
- >had a chance to play with the new PowerView yet). There seems to be
- >dozens of cheap packages for DOS machines out there - what's available
- >for Suns? Any insights or pointers greatly appreciated.
-
- I've heard Mentor Graphics makes something called IDEA that
- does a good job. If you're only having one person work on any project,
- PC's are probably okay. Where workstations shine is in big projects
- where more than one person will be working on different bits of the
- same project. One guy changes the bolt specifications, and drill holes
- throughout the airplane change...
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