Hi One *might* consider reaching out to those winding down Spectrum and see if they might be willing to “donate” the source code to IEEE ( or some similar institution ). That’s what was done with Stable-32.
Bob > On Sep 12, 2020, at 1:04 AM, Lloyd Blythen <lblyt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks Bob. > > About a month ago I looked at which free simulators were available. In case > it saves anyone doing the same ... > > Micro-Cap was recommended consistently as having the best schematic-capture > and GUI. Trouble is, although it's now free, that's only the binary: > there's no ongoing development or support. > > For that reason most people have gone with LT-Spice from Analog Devices > (originally Linear Technology before the acquisition). Schematic symbols > look awful unless that matters enough to make you design your own, the help > resembles something from a Windows95 archaeological dig and understandably > the most comprehensive libraries are for AD's own devices. But there's a > huge on-line community, it's under active development, AD supports it very > well, more and more devices from other sources are coming available, and > providing it at no charge and without limitations is a very generous offer > for something so useful. > > HTH, > > Lloyd > > On Sat, 12 Sep 2020 at 14:17, Bob Darby <b...@them-int.com> wrote: > >> This not a plug for a product; Spectrum is out of business as of 7/4/2019 >> and allows free downloads of their >> various product releases that may be of interest to some on the list. >> >> From their brochure: Micro-Cap 12 is an integrated schematic editor and >> mixed analog / digital simulator that >> provides an interactive sketch and simulate environment for electronics >> engineers. It has >> seen twelve generations of refinement since its release in 1982. It blends >> a modern, intuitive >> interface with robust numerical algorithms to produce unparalleled levels >> of simulation >> power and ease of use. >> >> It can be had at: http://www.spectrum-soft.com/download/download.shtm >> >> Bob Darby >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to >> http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com >> and follow the instructions there. >> > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.