16 Mar
2002
16 Mar
'02
8:26 a.m.
I have no idea how the double quotes that were used to indicate inches (10
inches by 15 inches) were turned into +ACI-. I've never seen before, and I
believe it was sent as plain text, although I am not 100% sure (since I have
already deleted the message).
I use Protel, but I have a registered copy, so I can't tell you what
packages are available. I thought that EasyTrax or one of the others had an
option where you could buy 1000 pins or so for $19 or $29. At any rate, it
seemed pretty inexpensive.
You haven't indicated how many ICs, etc are on the board, only the
dimensions. Perhaps with a little more information, some better suggestions
could be offered. Oh, and somewhere I ran across a site that compared the
major CAD packages, along with cost, features, etc. Perhaps a google.com
search for "PCB layout packages reviews" or something may turn it up. Once
I had settled on Protel, I pretty much forgot what I knew about the rest.
--John
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Ben Franchuk
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 13:59 PM
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: boards drilled and undrilled
John Chris Wren wrote:
www.4pcb.com/33each has a deal of any board up to
10+ACI- x 15+ACI-,
double sided, plated through holes, solder
mask on both sides, and silk screen on one side for +ACQ-33.
Files need to be in Gerber format (they may support
others, I'm not
aware of it). Any of the free or lite CAD
packages will produce files in the format you need.
I am not sure just how to read "10+ACI- x 15+ACI-" but all the 'lite'
or
'demo' software
I have seen has a pin limit of 500 pins or a size limit of 4" x 3".
Since right now I am on a shoe string and doing a PCB layout the only
usable ones I have seen are Easytrax for dos, PCB? for linux/unix.
--
Ben Franchuk - Dawn * 12/24 bit cpu *
www.jetnet.ab.ca/users/bfranchuk/index.html