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01/26/07 03:22
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 		 #131519 - There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Russ Cooper said:
These guys:

http://www.expresspcb.com/

give away schematic capture and layout software. I haven't used it personally, but one of my pals has and says it works fine. He's also had good luck with the same company on some prototype circuit boards that they made for him.

-- Russ

There's no such thing as a free lunch, and in this case, the cost of lunch is proprietary lock-in, and a very limited feature set.

--Sasha Jevtic

List of 37 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
Schematic Programs            01/01/70 00:00      
   Just because that's how it was done...            01/01/70 00:00      
      Conversion needs to be done sometime..            01/01/70 00:00      
         Do yourself a favor ...            01/01/70 00:00      
            Talk the talk. Walk the walk?            01/01/70 00:00      
               What, exactly, is it that you want, Charles?            01/01/70 00:00      
            "Target" is awesome!            01/01/70 00:00      
               Target has it's limitations            01/01/70 00:00      
                  bugs are OK if the software's free?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Subjectively            01/01/70 00:00      
   Free CAD Software            01/01/70 00:00      
      There's no such thing as a free lunch.            01/01/70 00:00      
      Taken a look            01/01/70 00:00      
      No more than a toy for amateurs            01/01/70 00:00      
   If you're paying an engineer's salary..            01/01/70 00:00      
      The problem with OrCAD CAPTURE            01/01/70 00:00      
         Disagree            01/01/70 00:00      
            It depends what's used for comparison.            01/01/70 00:00      
               re "library find"            01/01/70 00:00      
                  That's true ... sadly ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     that would make it quite a list            01/01/70 00:00      
                        That might work in some cases, but ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   the most important issue in this situation is            01/01/70 00:00      
   cheap schematic capture            01/01/70 00:00      
   ORCAD and why            01/01/70 00:00      
      Yes, it's true, it has become a standard            01/01/70 00:00      
         Cheapest way there is....            01/01/70 00:00      
            cheapest?            01/01/70 00:00      
               hence, be careful            01/01/70 00:00      
   re: schematic programs            01/01/70 00:00      
   free schematics            01/01/70 00:00      
   based on what I've seen so far ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   tinycad is Your solution            01/01/70 00:00      
      is it?            01/01/70 00:00      
         maybe            01/01/70 00:00      
   Kicad has not yet been mentioned            01/01/70 00:00      
      It's Good            01/01/70 00:00      

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