Yeah it was PADS, then it was Innoveda, now it's Mentor. It's hard to keep track, I know.
Yeah I like Protel a lot better. I used PowerPCB at one job a few years ago, and it found it confining, confusing, un-natural, and unstable. When I revisit an old board done in PowerPCB, I cannot remember where to start. With Protel, that never happens. Tony > -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis Saputelli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 3:21 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Re[2]: Not DXP or P99SE, but have you seen the > Cadence offer!!!! > > > what is powerpcb?, pads? > > i take it you like protel better? > > Dennis Saputelli > > Tony Karavidas wrote: > > > > Get ready to bend over for the maintenance fees on $26,000. > Hmmm, send a kid > > to college, or... > > > > You know with all the bitching that goes on around here about > Protel, you > > guys seem to forget how inexpensive it really is for what > you're getting. > > > > With PowerPCB, you pay and pay and pay for every little > feature. (I own this > > too) > > > > Online DRC: $500 > > Unlimited Database: $4000 > > Advanced rules: $4000 > > Assembly Variants: $500 (Hmmm, protel just added this one to DXP) > > Automatic Dimensioning: $500 > > Split/Mixed Planes Tools: $2500 > > > > Basically all that is built in with Protel. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Harry Selfridge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 2:02 PM > > > To: Protel EDA Forum > > > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Re[2]: Not DXP or P99SE, but have you seen the > > > Cadence offer!!!! > > > > > > > > > Just a thought, but the last time I priced a Cadence Allegro > package, the > > > stated price of $26,000US was for a ONE(1) year license. The low-ball > > > price may be likewise for a one year license. I would get all > > > the details > > > before I got too excited. > > > > > > --Harry > > > > > > > > > At 04:39 PM 7/31/02 -0400, you wrote: > > > > > > >hmmm, at $2K/Yr., ATS fees would pay for this in about 7 years..... > > > > > > > >---Phil > > > > > > > >BTS> Isn't that about $14,400 USD? If it's full versions, > that's a big > > > >discount! > > > >BTS> Probably much cheaper than buying Protel 99SE (or DXP) > and Specctra > > > >BTS> separately. > > > > > > > >BTS> Best regards, > > > >BTS> Ivan Baggett > > > >BTS> Bagotronix Inc. > > > >BTS> website: www.bagotronix.com > > > > > > > > > > > >BTS> ----- Original Message ----- > > > >BTS> From: "Stephen Casey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >BTS> To: "Protel forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >BTS> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 12:34 PM > > > >BTS> Subject: [PEDA] Not DXP or P99SE, but have you seen the > > > Cadence offer!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Hello all, > > > > >> > > > > >> very off topic for a Protel forum, so sue me! > > > > >> > > > > >> I just had an email, telling me that I can have Cadence PCB > > > Design Studio, > > > > >> with Allegro and Specctra (don't know Specctra spec, > though) for an > > > > >> astonishing price. It's reduced from 23,000 GBP to 8,995 GBP!!! > > > > >> > > > > >> Interesting timing! > > > > >> > > > > >> Steve. > > > snip > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************************ > > > * Tracking #: A4F959DFF9F6A6498DF9D52FE838422FCE7537B8 > > > * > > > > ************************************************************************ > > > > > > > > -- > __________________________________________________________________ > _________ > 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
