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IC Layout Software Wanted

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From: Kurt Marko
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1987 13:36
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I'm interested in bringing up an IC layout package on
a new hardware platform we've just received (a Mac II), 
however the in-house software we use for most circuit 
layout may be too large to run efficiently on the Mac.
The package must support at least 20 mask layers, have
assignable colors, be able to handle reasonably large
databases, support EBES output, and preferably have 
a symbolic editing mode (although I'd be willing to
sacrifice this if all other features were supported).

I understand that MAGIC is something of a standard on the
outside world (please correct me if I'm wrong), and am 
wondering how I can acquire the source code and documentation
to the program.  Is the source public domain (I expect to do
a lot of re-coding to adequately support the Mac user
interface)?  Is it small enough to be e-mailed?  Are
there other layout packages available which may be 
more suitable?

Please excuse my ignorance on this subject, as I've not
followed the developments in commercial CAD software for
a few years.  E-mail responses, and I can summarize if
others are interested.  Thanks!

Kurt Marko
AT&T Bell Labs
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From: krm@aluxz.UUCP (Kurt Marko)
Newsgroups: comp.lsi,comp.sources.wanted
Subject: IC Layout Software Wanted
Message-ID: <886@aluxz.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 29-Oct-87 08:36:15 EST
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Posted: Thu Oct 29 08:36:15 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 4-Nov-87 05:41:59 EST
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ
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Keywords: Layout, MAGIC