That looks good, because it is GPL and works in Windows. Maybe I will
try that when I get some time. Anybody else please report your findings
on either software programs.
thanks
Ted
On 6/20/2005 4:08 PM, Phil wrote:
>Haven't tried it. Have you looked at www.freepcb.com?
>
>--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Ted Huntington <thunting@u...>
>wrote:
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>>Has anybody ever tried "PCB" for Linux? I wish there was a good open
>>source PCB program. Since I had to draw almost all of my components in
>>Eagle, I was thinking that I might as well use PCB, but perhaps only
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>for
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>>big boards.
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>>Ted
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>>On 6/20/2005 3:06 PM, Phil wrote:
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>>>That does seem like a huge amount of work to avoid paying for
>>>something. Much better to modularize your design and do multiple
>>>boards if you don't want to pay for it.
>>>
>>>Me, I paid for eagle and am glad I don't have to deal with that sort
>>>of thing.
>>>
>>>--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.
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>>>
>com, "Stefan Trethan"
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>>><stefan_trethan@g...> wrote:
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>>>>On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 08:53:51 +0200, David McNab <david@r...>
>>>>wrote:
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>>>>>Might try that - but there might be some different complications:
>>>>>- need for two schematics
>>>>>- constraint on the autorouter of having to interface the boards
>>>>> through fixed-position pads
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>What you end up with is a bunch of librarys that are all too small,
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>>>better
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>>>>get the real version now, if you get it eventually it makes no
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>>>difference.
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>>>>Also, i dunno about eagle, but i for one am glad i can pester my PCB
>>>>software manufacturer with all the problems it has (and there are
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>>>plenty,
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>>>>sadly..)
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>>>>
>>>>ST
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>>--
>>Ted Huntington
>>Programmer Analyst
>>Langson Library
>>University of California, Irvine
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Ted Huntington
Programmer Analyst
Langson Library
University of California, Irvine
PO Box 19557
Irvine, CA 92623-9557
Phone Bus Off 949 824 8926
Phone MRC 949 824 1674
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