Homebrew PCBs

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