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In article <00966196.5B59D140@Msu.oscs.montana.edu>, uchrgrh@Msu.oscs.montana.edu writes:
|> In article <bhertz.3285@terapin.com>, bhertz@terapin.com (Ben Hertz) writes:
|> >        Hi everyone.  I'm a high school student who's interested in
|> >electronics.  I enjoy building little circuits and reading all the stuff in
|> >this conference that I know absolutely nothing about.  
|> >        After seeing some new "iron-on" sheets for making P.C. boards
|> >advertised in several catalogs I began considering generating my own boards. 
|> >What I'm looking for is a Shareware, or relatively cheap program that will
|> >generate patterns for me.  There is a review of such a program in the May
|> >edition of Computer Craft, but after reading it over I'm not so sure if it does
|> >what I originally thought it did.  I am hoping for a program which I tell what
|> >I need connected to what other things, and it spits out a pattern. Maybe that's
|> >too much too ask, I don't know.
|> >        Anyway, if someone out there knows of a shareware program that creates
|> >Printed Circuit patterns, or where I could get one, I'd like to hear from them.
|> > Thanks.
|> >
|> >P.S.  Anyone know how many people are connected to this conference?
|> >
|> >                         Ben Hertz (bhertz.terapin.com)
|> >                         Richmond, California
|> Ben,
|> I just recently read something on this network concerning PCB software and 
|> called the company, Protel technology, with great success.
|> Their number is 1-800-544-4186.  Just tell the person on the other end
|> who you are and tell them you are interested in Easytrax.  It is shareware
|> and really does quite a lot.  I am not well versed in it but I am pretty sure
|> it will at least get you started.  I would send you a copy of what they sent
|> me but if you call them you will get all of the information on their other
|> software also. 
|> 
|> good luck
|> 
|> Richard 

I too have tried the Easytrax --- I much prefer PADS-PCB.  The Easytrax is 
quite simple to use but the router uses a TON of vias which is painful if you 
are building your own boards.  Additionally, the PADS-SCHEMATIC is a great 
tool for building schematics; the output is easily imported to the PADS-PCB.
If you have $300 to spare then you can buy the newer version from Protel (which
is supposed to be nmuch better).  My $0.02, Darin.