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I think you may be talking about the post that I made?? If so the software is by Ivex and can be downloaded from http://www.ivex.com/. There offer both a schematic capture and PCB package that can be used for up to 100 pins for free. - Eric Thompson {Quote hidden}>---------- >From: Andre Abelian[SMTP:.....andreabelianKILLspam@spam@EARTHLINK.NET] >Sent: Saturday, September 28, 1996 12:14 PM >To: Multiple recipients of list PICLIST >Subject: Re: PCB > >Afew days ago someone sent e mail about software that you >can make PBC's up to 100 pins FREE and can be download. >Please send same information again. > > > e mail andreabelianKILLspamearthlink.net > > thank you very much. >

At 08:28 AM 9/30/96 -0700, you wrote: >I think you may be talking about the post that I made?? If so the >software is by Ivex and can be downloaded from http://www.ivex.com/. >There offer both a schematic capture and PCB package that can be used >for up to 100 pins for free. > > - Eric Thompson > >>---------- Hi Eric, Have just down loaded that software and am interested in your opinion. It seems to work ok except the component creation compared to some of the others (Protel for example) seems cumbersome. Must admit though for $75 for 500 pins it is not bad value Appreciate your thoughts Rob

>>At 08:28 AM 9/30/96 -0700, you wrote: >>>I think you may be talking about the post that I made?? If so the >>>software is by Ivex and can be downloaded from http://www.ivex.com/. >>>There offer both a schematic capture and PCB package that can be used >>>for up to 100 pins for free. >>> >>> - Eric Thompson >>> >>>>---------- >>Hi Eric, >> >>Have just down loaded that software and am interested in your opinion. >> >>It seems to work ok except the component creation compared to some of the >>others (Protel for example) seems cumbersome. >> >>Must admit though for $75 for 500 pins it is not bad value >> >>Appreciate your thoughts Yes, the component creation is very poor, especially if you are accustomed to OrCAD or Protel's component entry. I'm hoping that Ivex will improve this with new versions of the software. (Which seem to come out fairly often) I'm also hoping that they will add more short-cut keys to their program. I find it cumbersome to goto the menu (or toolbar) each time you want to draw a wire or place a part. I've emailed many of these suggestions to them, but who knows if they read there email or not?? But, like you said the price is hard to beat!! - Eric

Eric Thompson wrote: {Quote hidden}> > >>At 08:28 AM 9/30/96 -0700, you wrote: > >>>I think you may be talking about the post that I made?? If so the > >>>software is by Ivex and can be downloaded from http://www.ivex.com/. > >>>There offer both a schematic capture and PCB package that can be used > >>>for up to 100 pins for free. > >>> > >>> - Eric Thompson > >>> > >>>>---------- > >>Hi Eric, > >> > >>Have just down loaded that software and am interested in your opinion. > >> > >>It seems to work ok except the component creation compared to some of the > >>others (Protel for example) seems cumbersome. > >> > >>Must admit though for $75 for 500 pins it is not bad value > >> > >>Appreciate your thoughts > > Yes, the component creation is very poor, especially if you are > accustomed to OrCAD or Protel's component entry. I'm hoping that Ivex > will improve this with new versions of the software. (Which seem to come > out fairly often) > I'm also hoping that they will add more short-cut keys to their program. > I find it cumbersome to goto the menu (or toolbar) each time you want > to draw a wire or place a part. I've emailed many of these suggestions > to them, but who knows if they read there email or not?? > > But, like you said the price is hard to beat!! > > - Eric The latest version is available via BBS and FTP, but not yet WWW. It has more shortcut keys. -- Paul Mathews, consulting engineer AEngineering Co. .....optoengKILLspam.....whidbey.com non-contact sensing and optoelectronics specialists