Re: New query for low cost PCB CAD that *works*

Robert Baer wrote:
Do not mention Eagle, i wasted a lot of time on POTS to download the demo version, and again, it was totally useless.
And i was unable to figure out what files wer needed to make the DOS Orcad even run - so that is out.
PCB123 is out, because the manual is worse than obscene - unreadable (Acrobat sez it is corrupted and cannot fix it).
So what is left?

Since you don't like Eagle and you want something low cost, you might want to try out WinQCad from www.winqcad.com. The 499 pin version is free. I use the schematic editor frequently, and I've found it to be easy to use and stable. I have an old version of Protel that I prefer for pcb layout, so I can't speak for the pcb layout part of it.
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