Re: Protel or ORcad?

"Simon Pea***" <nowhere@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> guys.. guys.. please .. lets keep it seemly in here..
>
> There's no need to start a war over oil or CAD.. every one has their
> preference ... and we are all groupies... If engineers weren't "strange"
> and
> quirky.. then we couldn't be engineers.. some of the greatest minds in
> History have been so weird.. they put Hollywood to shame...
>
> And there's something called Brand Loyalty.. companies do it all the
> time..
> that's why Apple have university programs.. and you can buy student
> software
> for one tenth the cost for commercial. Its not because students are
> poor...
> as Universities aren't.
>
> I've been using protel for decades.. since 2.8.. and at the time it was
> one
> of the best for the dollar... things might be different now when there are
> new start-ups around.. I still believe that for all the faults Protel has
> been around for a long time.. and likely to be around for a long time to
> come. so bugs will eventually be fixed and the usual theory of 1-2 years
> delay or 3 service packs works. Pulsonix MIGHT be a better package right
> now... but what is the company history? what are their upgrade plans ?
> I looked at Pulsonixs and it reminded me of the older tools I've left
> behind
> as the graphical interface is still a little clunky but in saying that
> Protel has grown slower and slower due to over doing the interface... for
> better or for worse. Also the price has only one year maintaince for
> Pulsonix.. but Protel is supported until the next release... and some
> times
> a little past.

I've always thought the Pulsonix interface was very slick. In what way is it
clunky? I've tried Protel, OrCAD and PADS and don't like any of them much,
compared to Pulsonix.

Leon
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Leon Heller, G1HSM
http://www.geocities.com/leon_heller


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