Phil,
In 1986 that was just called 'Protel PCB' that was the first version I used then. And I never used tape again :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) Darren > -----Original Message----- > From: DUTTON Phil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, 11 September 2002 11:19 > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel clone on the way?!?!?! > > > This looks a long way ahead of the original DOS Autotrax software. > I expect that it's only a name similarity. > Can't remember if it was 'Protel PCB' or 'AutoTrax' first > (around 1986/87). > Ran it on an XT. Only top, bottom and 2 planes, handful of > track and pad sizes, no schematic editor and no netlist. > It was far better and cheaper than just about anything else > around at the time though. I think that it was marketed as > Tango in the US back then. > The place that I worked for then had a mainframe based system > that we could view one layer at a time and a screen refresh > could take 20 minutes. Other than that, it was hand taped. > > regards, > > Phil. ************************************************************************ * Tracking #: 0319981F8A988E4BA7DFC57FC02CAACEC4BDF916 * ************************************************************************ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
