[sdiy] PCB Pool CAD software: Target 3001

[Theo]

I tried a free demo version of  target 2001 some time ago.
Seemed "better" than Eagle to me.
Then again I never liked Eagle, even in its Atari days and IMO it only got
worse.

PCB pool is ok, but there are similar services in Europe that are worth a
look and cheaper to use.
Although I don't think any of them offer free PCB software.
The one I use is:
http://www.eurocircuits.com
There is  Dutch site too offering similar service, but I can't find the link
now.

Cheers
Theo



----- Original Message -----
From: Neil Johnson <nej22 at hermes.cam.ac.uk>
To: Sven Windisch <mai00fpz at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
Cc: synth-diy <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] PCB Pool CAD software: Target 3001


> Hi Sven,
>
> > I worked with the Target 3000 for some time now and am not sure if it's
> > good or bad. it has many nice features and if you have worked with it
> > for some time you can use it without looking at the monitor, but there
> > are some bugs too. sometimes it simply shuts down (of course without
> > saving the work before) and sometimes it just doasn't do what it should.
> > the help-files are lame too, very unhelpful.
>
> Thanks for the summary.  I had a quick play last night, and while I accept
> that many things are just due to being new to the program, there were
> several things that made me blink in annoyance.  The overload on features
> can be so tempting to think the tool _must_ be good, but I wanted to know
> if that was just the "Christmas Tree" effect or something more.
>
> At the moment I am trying out the free version of Eagle, which seems to
> have some nice features, while perhaps not having as many features as
> Target.  I am beginning to think that is a good thing :-)
>
> > pcb-pool itself is good.
>
> Agreed.  I've used them before, and while the prives may not be the
> cheapest, they do make it easy and they do know what they're doing.
>
> Cheers,
> Neil
>
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