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In article <1993Jan4.173951.7346@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu>, dlatimer@iris4.chem.arizona.edu (Darin Latimer) writes:
>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.


Hey Darin,
Where do you get PADS-PCB and PADS-SCHEMATIC?  How much does it cost?