If he did, he isn't supposed to admit it on this list.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis Saputelli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 5:32 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] ATS - don't do it! (was restore defaults...) > > > do you know for a fact that the basics have all changed as you say here? > > do you have DXP? > > Dennis Saputelli > > Daniel Webster wrote: > > > > Regarding this discussion, I too will add my voice to those who feel > > upgrading to DXP and ATS is not a worthy investment at this > point. I would > > have been much happier if the software had remained much the > same as 99SE, > > but with greater functionality. Instead of building a whole new > interface, > > it would be so much easier (and less expensive) if, for instance, Protel > > programmers had left the design rules dialogs as they were, but just > > increased the scope of filtering. Why we need to change all the > basics of > > selecting objects, backing up files, global editing, etc. is > beyond me. This > > is not something the customers were asking for. Many of those > features that > > worked just fine in 99SE have been tampered with, altered, or outright > > destroyed in DXP. I smell a smoking gun, and see a Protel > business manager > > jumping about frantically holding his wounded foot. I suggest Protel > > consider holding a customer think tank meeting, where several > Protel experts > > (customers) are gathered into one room for a day or two to hammer out > > details on how the software should best work for customer > requirements. The > > results would be a useful tool that captures ever greater > portions of the > > EDA market share. On the other hand it appears as though some marketing > > managers and accountants at Protel met together and decided to > give a new > > name to the company, mess up the product, and try and sell it to their > > unsuspecting customers for double the price. I for one, have advised my > > manager that we should hold off for another 12 months before considering > > upgrading. Hopefully by that time we shall see substantial > improvements and > > a reasonable price. > > > > Daniel > > > > Tom, > > > > many of them will join us, they just keep it quiet. It would be probably > > better from our users' point of view if more people voiced > their opinion. > > That would hopefully let them understand we are serious when we > say 'We are > > not buying this anymore'. > > > > Igor > > > > 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. > > > > Tom. > > > > ************************************************************************ > > * Tracking #: 5B367CDDE9318D4283BAB8267003C39AF07E5878 > > * > > ************************************************************************ > > -- > __________________________________________________________________ > _________ > www.integratedcontrolsinc.com Integrated Controls, Inc. > tel: 415-647-0480 2851 21st Street > fax: 415-647-3003 San Francisco, CA 94110 > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
