I have been through the learning curve with the beta testing, going back 2 years, for DXP and P2004, and I have still been using 99 also.
With the changes now in 2004 I will now move to this new release, upgrade whatever you like to call it. As for the manuals, they are always great, but as DXP was changing at a rapid rate, the book didn't stand a chance of keeping up with the changes, changes requested by users and beta testers. I think Altium should make the new manuals available for cost price to current users, anyone that thinks the books are worth having would not care about spending $40.00 or so. It would also help if the had a index and contents pdf so that you could print out a copy of the various doc's (as required) in a book form. They would change the contents pages with each new pdf release, each pdf would also require a version number. As for the comments about what P2004 is like, everyone should have it in the next couple of weeks. Make your comments then about it. They have addressed many of the items that users have been requesting. Maybe not every one though. Darren Moore > -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis Saputelli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Phil's comments pretty much sum up our findings, feeelings > and experience too (except we never did Mentor) > > after a few whirls around our DXP is 'still in the box' too > there's just never any time to lose getting up to speed and > messing around with new ways of doing the same thing > > Dennis Saputelli > > DUTTON Phil wrote: > > > > Bill, > > > > You've hit the nail on the head. > > I've used Protel since 1987, I've also used Mentor. > > I was influential in converting my current company from > using Mentor to > > using Protel. > > Simply because, for our kind of work, Protel was more > intuitive, faster, > > and the designer could focus on designing the board. My DXP > is still in > > the box. My current workload cannot tolerate the learning curve or > > reduction in my efficiency to change to DXP at this time. > There are some > > good things in DXP, but there are many features that really > don't seem > > to help my productivity. > > > > regards, > > > > Phil Dutton CID > > > > -- > ______________________________________________________________ > _________ > Integrated Controls, Inc. Tel: 415-647-0480 EXT 107 > 2851 21st Street Fax: 415-647-3003 > San Francisco, CA 94110 www.integratedcontrolsinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
