I've built a cygwin version of geda/gaf 1.6.2 and pcb and combined it, rather crudely, with the necessary cygwin bits to make it easy to install on a Windows PC. It's really intended for my students to use, but I've put it in [1]http://www.dur.ac.uk/peter.baxendale/stuff/gEDA/ in case anybody finds it useful. It seems to work here, but hasn't been through the real test (the students) yet. I've also put the student handouts there in case they are of any use to those writing new documentation - but they are probably not sexy enough for you. My handouts are in the style of guides and hints, aiming to point out things which may not be obvious to beginners. I expect them to be able to work out the details themselves and apply it to their particular problem. Watching our students here, there are 2 types - those who just want to produce a board quickly as part of a project, and those who are prepared to spend time learning a tool which may pay off later. I suspect this applies outside the student body as well. Most of those after a quicky fall at the first hurdle with gEDA - an easy Windows install - and don't even get as far as trying it or looking at the documentation. The others seem to manage fine with only a little guidance from me. (To be fair to our students, not all are specialists in electronics, so circuit and pcb design may be a peripheral part of their work.) -- Peter Baxendale
References 1. http://www.dur.ac.uk/peter.baxendale/stuff/gEDA/
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