My biggest complaint with DXP is that the interface has changed so much it appears that P99SE was just scrapped and they started all over with a similar look and feel. The problem with this is that many features of P99SE we have all come to rely upon have been removed or missed in DXP. I would rather have seen P99SE improved upon which probably would have meant less work and a much sooner release date on Altium's part. Plus from the feeling I'm getting from other users, it seems that Altium would have more revenue from people wanting to upgrade. Now they have much fewer people willing to upgrade because of all the issues they have created with redesigning the interface. Plus with ATS, why would I want to pay $1995.00 now for something I can't use right now and then pay $1495.00 a year later for something that still might not be fixed? I have always been one to upgrade as soon as the new release is out. I got burned with that approach when P99 came out but then P99SE came out and I was once again a happy Protel user. But at least I did not have to pay again to get P99SE which had the stability that I should have received with my P99 upgrade. The only thing Altium has done with ATS in my case is caused me to move away from my early upgrade policy as I suspect many other users have done as well.
Rob ------------------------------- Rob Young Design Engineering Consultant Tel: 352-799-7977 Fax: 352-799-8977 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Velander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Protel EDA Forum'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 1:02 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Service Pack 7 vs DXP issues > Dennis, > hahahahaha, you just had to stick that export in again didn't you? > I agree with the concept of giving away schematic, a near giveaway > program worked for OrCAD for so many years. I have even spoke with a couple > Protel NA employees who think similarly, seems it is never going to happen > though from the comments they fed back to me. > As for DXP, all I have done is monitor the DXP forum and I feel > robbed of my time! We didn't list the new VHDL functions/features that they > have added to DXP, another non-feature to me. > I am amazed at the number of items that are apparently missing from > DXP according to the forum messages. Nick keeps coming in and stating that > it is coming. Why wasn't it there at release, it was an existing > feature/function in P99SE? This is what I mean by incompetent, they release > a new package that is in a number of ways less functional than the old > version. That is real incompetence, releasing a down-grade. I think that > some of the smart investors are monitoring this listserver or the DXP group > periodically, I think it is reflected in Altium's stock price. > > Sincerely, > Brad Velander. > > Lead PCB Designer > Norsat International Inc. > Microwave Products > Tel (604) 292-9089 (direct line) > Fax (604) 292-9010 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.norsat.com > Norsat's Microwave Products Division has now achieved ISO 9001:2000 > certification > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dennis Saputelli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 9:24 AM > > To: Protel EDA Forum > > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Service Pack 7 vs DXP issues > > > > > > > > i also never use PLD, Simulation or 3D non-viewer > > i spent about 4 hours on DXP and felt stupid and robbed of my time > > > <SNIP> > > > > i think Ivan's idea about giving schematic away is good one > > not that they will ever do it, but something along those lines may > > popularize it enough that we will not be penalized for using protel > > schematic as we are now > > > > did i ever mention that i thought protel should export schematics to > > orcad DSN files? > > (only kidding - i keep hammering this but they will not respond to me > > about it) > > > > 99SE SP7 item > > add export to Orcad sch DSN files > > > > Dennis Saputelli > > > > ************************************************************************ > * Tracking #: F3F7EF1DADC3D045B99DA6621B8660296D1A1BC8 > * > ************************************************************************ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
