So you've dropped a pro package for a hobby package? Maybe it could be better, given enough time, but most of the people on this list aren't hobbyist, then make a living (in part) by doing SCH capture and PCB layout. Like I said before, what's your time worth?
I've got a pretty good investment in custom components and knowledge of Protel. It would take a large screw-up on their part to make me switch. The worst thing that will probably happen is that I'll stop upgrading and just use 99SE forever. > -----Original Message----- > From: Katinka Mills [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 4:09 AM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] ATS - don't do it! (was restore defaults...) > > > On Wed, 10 Jul 2002 09:28, you wrote: > > > I've been told by my boss that for what Altium are offering > with ATS it's > > > just not going to happen here. DXP is way out of the question. > > > > > > It's a pity that more people wont jump on this bandwagon. They'll > > > just keep forking out hard earned money for defective software. > > > > Likewise here, based on past performance ATS just isn't going > to happen. > > If we wanted to give money away I could think of a much better > charity -- > > me for example :-) > > > > Is this the time to start the "open source SCH/PCB package" argument > > again..... > > > > Seriously -- as someone who has written a 3D CAD package, > albeit not of the > > scale of Protel, this can be done. I seem to remember this being > > discussed some time ago -- did anything ever come of it ? > > > Hi all, > > There is an open source cad package called GEDA, it is not very advanced, > more a hobby thing, but as more people come onboard and request > features (and > even help program them) it can be better than Protel currently > is. A major > mind shifted is needed, with open source software, you do not necasarily > invest in it by using money, instead you invest using knowledge > and skills to > make it better. > > I have just dropped Protel and will be writiing to them to tell > them I have > changed to eagle as they support unix and provide a unix version where as > Protel do not. > > Regards, > > Kat. > > > > ************************************************************************ > > * Tracking #: B2FF3E5618534C4595A0DB5B2D1D02EA9B1EF59F > > * > > ************************************************************************ > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------------------------- > K.A.Q. Electronics > Software and Electronic Engineering > Perth, Western Australia > Phone +61 (0) 419 923 731 > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------------------------- > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
