Also PCB, Autorouting, & Macintosh! [sdiy] Schaeffer Equivilents in US?

[mark verbos]

This software used to be free. I have the older one. I like it. I never 
actually had a board done there, but I got a quote once. It took less 
than 24 hours to get the quote and seemed really reasonable. I just 
chickened out in the end and made a home-brew board.

mark

Cynthia Webster wrote:

>>http://www.panelauthority.com/ offers custom panel services with engraving
>>or silkscreening. They specialize in one-offs and small production runs.
>>They do not offer software as Schaeffer does  but can work from autocad.
>>There is a one time set up fee for a design based on complexity. I plan to
>>send them a drawing for quotation. Will see. Charles.
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>I was really bummed because Schaeffer's software is not Mac friendly...
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>You might also check out Douglas Electronics in the US
>they not only have Sheet Metal fabrication And Printed Circuit Board
>services and software...
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>But they're Windows AND Macintosh compatible!
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>Plus they have really great (and inexpensive)
>PCB Layout Software for the Mac - Which is very hard to find!
>(Gerber files for drilling, and Windows too)!
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>http://209.35.53.132/index.html
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>The basic price of the CAD software is only twenty-five dollars US
>so I plan to get this and try doing PCB layouts on my Mac
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>Fun!
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>Cynthia
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