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[Magnus Danielson]

>>>>> "TA" == Tony Allgood <oakley at enterprise.net> writes:

 TA> Pual wrote:
 TA> ......well i prefer hand drawn schematics....
 TA> perhaps they are more analog, somehow ;)


 TA> I think that mistakes can get hidden in a fantastically presented CAD
 TA> schematic. For some reason, I can spot mistakes easier in a hand drawn
 TA> circuit.

Surely, this also depend on how well you apply the tool. For instance,
would the ASM-1 VCO (see the ASM-1 webpage) schematic be easier to
follow just due to it being handdrawn? I don't think so.

It all comes down to the artistically talent of good layout on the
handdrawer/cader... it doesn't care which tool one uses unless you
don't know that is important you will make a bad job.

For instance, at work I complained at the first design review of a new
product that all schematics lacked pin numbers... guess what they
spent a lot of work trying to figure out while debugging!!!

This was a feature of the large and expensive CAD software that is
being used... Cadence doesn't seem to be keen on pin-numbers it seems.

 TA> This may be purely in the mind, but it also seems to apply in
 TA> the written word. Word processed texts may look nice but they can be
 TA> full of rubbish. Its almost as if the presentation is more important
 TA> than the content....

Same thing. Unless you got a feel for what looks good your shit will
look better. Don't blame the tool!

 TA> Oh, by the way has anyone seen Titanic yet?????

Yes, thousands of people has, but I hasn't!

Cheers,
Magnus