Leon,
Maybe it is to someone but Protel DXP had a special not long ago for
a similar amount and if I were to purchase a schematic capture
package I would choose: Protel, Eagle, Target or ProCAD
(
http://www.icadsys.com/ their cheapest package is $50 and tehy have
been in business since 1989). I can tell you now Leon, thet Pulsonix
has ZERO chances in US and they would do better if they concentrated
on european competitors like Target and Eagle. I am specially
impressed with Eagle because I watched them come to US in 1991 and
they are doing better and better business every yar. From the stories
I heard comparing PCAD to Eagle the Eagle was a more efficient
package.
I don' want to disagree with you Leon, I just want to provide other
options for people. I teh pulsonix wer sub $1000 package they MIGHT
have a chance in US.
Think about Protel- they have been the first Windows package in US
since the late 80s. They are truly amazing. One more thing: because I
noticed Stefan being interested in CNC milling machines I can add
that Eagle is the only package out of the bunch that provides a g-
code out of their Eagle. When I talked to Protel (which really is a
holding company for Accel, PCAD and couple other packages) they did
not understand what that feature meant...
Personally, I like the idea of CNC machines doing the PCB imechanical
etching.
The technique, the package depends on the sizes/volumes one wants to
create. This hobby cannot be a runaway money pit without creating a
dollar of profit.
Mike
--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Leon Heller"
<leon_heller@h...> wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mikezcnc" <eemikez@c...>
> To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 10:29 PM
> Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: PCB Books
>
>
> > http://www.pulsonix.com/prices.asp look here....I am laughing, I
> > have,'t been laughing so laud ever in my life.
>
> That's cheap! Have you seen what Cadstar, Protel and Orcad cost?
>
> Leon
> --
> Leon Heller, G1HSM
> Email: aqzf13@d...
> My low-cost Philips LPC210x ARM development system:
> http://www.geocities.com/leon_heller/lpc2104.html