advice on selecting new PCB design package

Hey, I didn't mean to start a fight. I simply noted that almost all of the
medium to low range software was not only written outside the US, but sold
from outside the US. The only exception that I know about was
Circuitmaker/Traxmaker in Utah, but they were bought and killed off by
Protel.

And AMS may have had an office in Florida, but I think I can safely assure
you that the real main office was not in Florida.

It just seemed odd, that's all. No offense intended.

Jim



"Christian HOSTELET" <christian.hostelet-paspam-@free.fr> wrote in message
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Why those non-US citizens are able to design and produce some good pieces
of software without the help of the great USA?
Are you suggesting this is not a "normal" situation? If yes, please think
twice.


Jim
--
Christian - Grenoble
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Jim,
What about PADs, PCAD, OrCAD just to name a few? While these days it may
be hard to tell where they are actually programmed, I have heard rumors that
Cadence has shifted OrCAD support./maintanence to India. Altium may be doing
the PCAD development and support either from their San Diego digs or in Oz.
PADs, even back when they were their own company (US) , some modules were
being programmed in Russia and I believe some in Bulgaria by what I was told
by various insiders.

As for your question why? Economics 101, specialized programs with a
limited market to be done for a competive price point. And at that there are
probably more cracked/stolen versions around than paid for legal versions.
So Economics, economics, economics. Why are stereos made in Malaysia,
Thailand, India, China?

--
Sincerely,
Brad Velander.

"RST Engineering (jw)" <jim@rstengineering.com> wrote in message
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I hope I'm not being too parochial, but it seems that almost all of the
mid-range and low-end packages are done in a country outside of the USA.

Eagle is German
Pulsonix & EZPC are UK
Rimu is NZ
Protel is OZ

I'm just curious why?

Jim
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ACCEL Tango PCB vs. ACCEL P-CAD PCB from the old Accel website in 1999:

http://web.archive.org/web/19990202043848/www.acceltech.com/product_info/accel_eda/atpvsappv13.html

Nothing about pour limits. Just licensing, components and layers
limits.

Index page for snooping around the old Accel website using the Internet
Archive Wayback Machine:

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.acceltech.com

Some of the PDF brochure links are active into the archive so the old
sales lit can be viewed.
 
"EDA for Dummies" ---> http://www.diptrace.com

For comparison, the lowest of the low end. Seems to be popular among
the kiddies. Has that Fisher-Price look. Does not come with Play Dough
desktop PCB fabrication machine :)

ROFL: "Try DipTrace and you will be surprised! DipTrace is a complete
state-of-the-art PCB Design System."

$145 for 500 pins, 2 layer version
$595 for unlimited version
 
"EDA for Dummies" ---> http://www.diptrace.com

For comparison, the lowest of the low end. Seems to be popular among
the kiddies. Has that Fisher-Price look. Does not come with Play Dough
desktop PCB fabrication machine :)

ROFL: "Try DipTrace and you will be surprised! DipTrace is a complete
state-of-the-art PCB Design System."

$145 for 500 pins, 2 layer version
$595 for unlimited version
 
On 21 Mar 2006 11:32:13 -0800 in sci.electronics.cad, "Dax"
<email_demonoid@yahoo.com> wrote,
"EDA for Dummies" ---> http://www.diptrace.com

For comparison, the lowest of the low end. Seems to be popular among
the kiddies. Has that Fisher-Price look. Does not come with Play Dough
desktop PCB fabrication machine :)
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Silly, Play-Doh is no good for PCBs.
Play-Doh is for making prototype cases.
(And it's Hasbro, not FP. http://www.hasbro.com/playdoh/ )
 
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