Ha ha ha.. Now that's funny. Here's an opinion from a dinosaur. Probably at least 10 to 20 hours to learn the basic elements of the new system (XP) and unlearn the features of the old one. At $85/Hr that could be $1700 plus of course the upgrade price of $3000 so we're up to $4700. Now if I want to take $5 per hour from each productive hour and allocate it to upgrades as opposed to profit, then I have to work, using the new system, for 940 hours of essentially full time billable hours doing layout and design, (for 1/2 year), before I see that extra $5/hr back as profit. If I don't upgrade to XP I have an extra $4700 at the end of that 1/2 year.
However, I probably only do 200 hours per year of actual layout and schematic design, the rest is consulting, and software and accounting and sales etc. So it would take me almost 5 years before I start seeing my $5/hour as profit again. Oops. In 3 years it's time for PROTEL QP (or whatever) as a $3000 (not upgrade or bug fix of course) enhancement to Protel XP. Nine years ago, I bought the top line 3HP Delta Table saw for just over $1000. I've haven't received emails from Delta suggesting that my table saw is out of date and that I should replace it every 3 years or so. And none of my friends or clients suggest I'm a dinosaur because I think a tool like a tablesaw (and Protel is just a tool) should be replaced every 3 years just because a newer model is available. And if Delta produced a saw that went out of alignment and wasn't as usable after 3 years, my next purchase probably wouldn't be Delta. So am I an dinosaur, or just someone who hasn't got a sugar daddy company buying me new tools whenever they show up because they're cool? I'll be the dinosaur thanks. John Dammeyer > -----Original Message----- > From: Protel Hell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 8:27 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Spice Simulation (V & I) Probes on Schematic? > > > I'm doing quite nicely Joe, thanks for asking > > Never left, nor do I intend to, I am fascinated by the people > who choose not > to update to DXP2004, are they ostrich's or dinosours? Or > Dodo bird. That is > what I want to know. I installed DXP 2004 a month ago, like > it much better > than DXP but still glad I am paid by the hour. > > increased work has not kept me from enjoying sailing on Thursdays and > Sundays, marathon canoeing on Mondays > > how's it going with you? > > PH * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
