15 Apr
2004
15 Apr
'04
12:19 p.m.
I suspect that
there are a lot of things I don't know because I've
never done anything of the sort before that everyone in the industry
takes for granted because it's always been done that way.
You didn't ask,
but if I was you, I'd do this: - grab a copy of the free eagle
- fit your first design into the tiny dimensions the free version
allows (and 2 layers).
You left out
- find a scratch x86 box
- pay exorbitant rates for an OS Eagle will run under - assuming the
implication I saw on the list that it's Windows-only is correct.
And that's all assuming I'd be willing to trust something closed-source
in the first place.
That's why I was asking about file format documentation, so that I can
generate the files myself, by hand if need be, if I can't find anything
I can stand to do them myself.
I also may see if I can lay it out in a way not too unsuited to a
single-sided PCB and then try to do it myself, according to laser
printer + transparencies + copper-clad board + photoresist + etchant +
light + drill = PCB.
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