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Re: what is best & simple PCB maker?

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From: Russell
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 14:50
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chris wrote:
> Russell <rjshaw@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message news:<3e0bc563_1@news.iprimus.com.au>...
> 
>>chris wrote:
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>>>Russell <rjshaw@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message news:<3e0b147e_1@news.iprimus.com.au>...
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>>>>Laplace wrote:
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>>>>>what is best & simple PCB maker?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I'm trying out a not-so-simple vutrax ( http://www.vutrax.co.uk )
>>>>It predates windows and seems a bit quirky, but runs on linux.
> 
> 
> Hi, another possible problem with vutrax is the way they sell it. In
> the old days it was a modular system, you had to buy the addons for
> LOTS of extra money they also charged 10% per year for bug fix
> support. Things may be different now as there are lots of players in
> the field these days.

For its age, you'd think it would have all the quirks and bugs
worked out. I'm shitted off with the price and/or crappiness of
the user interface of all these cad systems, especially as they
cost nothing to sell. I think a decent free linux one is in order...
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