Protel or ORcad?

Pulsonix always has been true WYSIWIG.

Leon

guys.. guys.. please .. lets keep it seemly in here..

There's no need to start a war over oil or CAD.. every one has their preference ... and we are all groupies... If engineers weren't "strange" and quirky.. then we couldn't be engineers.. some of the greatest minds in History have been so weird.. they put Hollywood to shame...

And there's something called Brand Loyalty.. companies do it all the time.. that's why Apple have university programs.. and you can buy student software for one tenth the cost for commercial. Its not because students are poor... as Universities aren't.

I've been using protel for decades.. since 2.8.. and at the time it was one of the best for the dollar... things might be different now when there are new start-ups around.. I still believe that for all the faults Protel has been around for a long time.. and likely to be around for a long time to come. so bugs will eventually be fixed and the usual theory of 1-2 years delay or 3 service packs works. Pulsonix MIGHT be a better package right now... but what is the company history? what are their upgrade plans ? I looked at Pulsonixs and it reminded me of the older tools I've left behind as the graphical interface is still a little clunky but in saying that Protel has grown slower and slower due to over doing the interface... for better or for worse. Also the price has only one year maintaince for Pulsonix.. but Protel is supported until the next release... and some times a little past.

And maybe.. just Maybe .. Pulsonix is the Protel of the 22nd centaury... and Protel is going the way of Mentor Graphics. Orcad.. Pcad or Tango

Also, because of the financial investment I have in Protel.. I would always prefer a competitive upgrade price rather than an outright purchase.

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It depends on what you are used too.. PCAD was all rectangles with square ends.. so you didn't get a feeling of what was there.. Protel is wisiwig... probably too much so now. Pusonix reminded me of autotrax.. or at least my initial look did.. unfortunately I had to remove it as DXP's beta loaded a whole new copy.. and each new beta gradually filled up my windows partition.

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"But for all it's faults it's quite usable......."! note,completely in context

I had a look at the latest price for Protel....$9995

So Brad, you recommend that folks shell $9995 for a product that's only "quite useable" do you. Can we take this to mean: "yep it's buggy and the router is pretty useless, but heck it's only ten thousand dollars...."!!!!

I spent a whole lot less than that and I have a product that's totally useable....

And Brad, notice how I defeat your arguments, in context, without resorting to personal insults...

Prescott

Don, Now you are using Simon's quotes to put words into my mouth. And you call that in context do you?

So far you haven't defeated any argument, misquoting is not winning any argument. If that is winning an argument then you are feebler than you misquotes.

You have a product that is limited, mind you at fully unlimited it is still cheaper but that is only an argument that you have chosen to fight with yourself because I pointed out the difference in my first reply to you.

So considering your comments and lack of knowledgeable retorts you must be the real groupie. Nothing else gets consideration and everyone is only as good as the least common denominator amongst the gripe class.

This is so over, your just a f****ng little wienie who uses others original thoughts and issues when they are advantageous to you. Do you even think for yourself Don, or does somebody tell you how to do that as well?

-- Sincerely, Brad Velander

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Oh Brad, first I was a "troll" now I'm a "f**ing little weanie". Brad have you be overdosing on viagra yet again...? I'd answer your comments but I'm seriously worried about your blood pressure.

Prescott

As if you really give a damn. If you did then you would stop playing your games with the quotes and suggesting other's quotes are my words or feelings. Funny, you seem to think you can put other's words into my mouth but yet you won't even quote my own words, shows precisely how lame your comments and your whole argument is.

-- Sincerely, Brad Velander

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