true for some programs, impossible for others. There are some CAD packages which have limited time dongles, authorization codes, etc. The following year, when the code expires, they just tell you they don't support that version any longer. Or if your old mahcine crapped out and you needed to get a new one, there are os problems, driver problems and the CAD company tells you they don't support the old version of their software on the newer operating systems. I used to use an electromagnetic simulator called Sonnet , which was giving users a yearly license. That was many years ago . Got dissatisfied and gave up that particular CAD program. For everything that works, Protel 99se sp6 included , I keep for each project a backup with not only the project design files but the exact os and tools (cad, compilers etc and their configuration files) versions . This habit has got me in the past out of trouble repeatedly. CD's are literally a dime a dozen nowadays.
Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Karavidas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] OS bugs WAS: Problems with schematic annotate function. > Very true, but for many of us, Protel is very reliable now. It never crashes > on me; it doens't trash my DDBs, etc. > > Why would you be 'forced' to upgrade? If you wanted to, you could still be > running Orcad DOS, or Protel 2.8 or Easytrax. All that old stuff still runs > fine on old machines or newer machines. It's only the stupid PowerPCB type > dongle expirations that prevent you from going on year after year. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: mariusrf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 11:32 AM > > To: Protel EDA Forum > > Subject: Re: [PEDA] OS bugs WAS: Problems with schematic annotate > > function. > > > > > > not to forget _reliability_. I want a tool that I don't need to > > fix all the > > time .That costs me more money than anything else . I would be > > very upset if > > my car stalled on a busy highway. I would be upset if my supplier didn't > > finish my boards on time. I would be upset if my accountant didn't do what > > he was supposed to do. I am equally upset when I spend inordinate > > amounts of > > time and money on PC's, then pc upgrades, then os upgrades, then software > > upgrades, then driver upgrades, then more upgrades and patches to > > cure some > > of the problems the previous upgrades created. It is almost to the point > > where it negates the benefits of automating the tasks at all . > > As I said, computing raw power is quite enough for the trivial tasks of > > schematic capture and pcb layout plus some simulations. CAD programs and > > office applications had enough versions and revisions under their belt to > > implement most of the major functions I needed. I have workarounds for > > what's still missing . All my cad programs started on slower machines and > > ran fine on win95/98/nt4 . Until I am absolutely forced by CAD software > > unavailability for my existing platforms, and by technology > > shifts , there's > > no more upgrades for my company. Period. > > > > Best Reagrds, > > Matt Tudor , MSEE > > http://www.gigahertzelectronics.com > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bagotronix Tech Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 12:39 PM > > Subject: Re: [PEDA] OS bugs WAS: Problems with schematic annotate > > function. > > > Maybe you don't care about the OS, but do you care about privacy, > > security, > > > freedom, and fiscal responsibility? MS is out to eradicate all of these > > in > > > their OS plans for the future (WPA, Passport, Palladium, etc.). > > > ************************************************************************ * Tracking #: 505147AE992EE44BB88F7DE1A96FFD4805B765B7 * ************************************************************************ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
