Don't get me started on Xilinx software, just don't! It even makes Micro$oft look good...
been using Xilinx for 8+ years... it wasn't my idea, honest! been using Protel for around 7 years... now that *was* my idea - well, after Cadstar anything's better ;-) Regards Andy Gulliver > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Jon Elson > Sent: 23 January 2002 23:51 > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Is this normal??? > > > John Whittaker wrote: > [cut] > > Yes, I grumble about Protel/Altium too, until I compare it to something > else I'm using, which is the Xilinx ISE tools for their FPGAs. > They come out > with 1 - 2 major releases a year. The latest release has a new schematic > capture > pacakage that is incompatible with the Aldec package they used before. > I called them up, and they said "sorry, we have no converter, > you'll just have > to reenter all your schematics by hand!" Their new package is > only slightly > better than the Aldec horror, and may actually be worse. It is incredibly > difficult to reroute wires. Sometimes I struggle for 5-15 > minutes moving ONE > wire over a little. I like very compact schematics. They think > that one gate > per page is a good idea. The basic scheme is that you are > supposed to delete > anything and draw it in again, instead of moving and editing. UGH! > This is the SECOND time in 2-3 years that they have abandoned a schematic > package, and left all designs to reenter the schematics. Xilinx > is a Billion$ > company, too, although most of that is chips, not software. > > Jon > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
