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I have yet to find any geometric distortion on the CRT monitor here. No idea how they dunnit, amazing.

The only thing that happens is a minor wobble when my wife uses the tile steam cleaner in the hallways. The cable for that circuit runs right above me.

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Yes, the reader. Version 8.1.0. But other versions aren't behaving much better.

Sorry, but a bug is a bug is a bug :-)

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If you want to play PDF's you need the real deal ;-)

I actually have no "reader" installed... maybe that's why I have no problems ?? ...Jim Thompson

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Nope. I can generate PDFs from schematics and documents without Adobe SW. I'll have to keep trying Foxit which now automatically opens instead of Acrobat every time I want to see a PDF file. So far hasn't crashed but it hasn't even been a day. If it remains crash-free for a couple of weeks I will gladly accept the slightly fuzzier rendering.

Maybe. Doesn't matter, makes no difference which software is buggy, to me that's a sign.

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I was using Foxit, too, but I've recently found (someone here suggested it) PDF-XChange to be even better.

Why would I want to invest (BIG money, BTW) in a company's product when the stuff they're best known for is crap? That's like Jim buying a simulation suite from the makers of OrCad! ;-)

I don't see how dual monitors are complicated, in any way. Maybe fifteen years ago, but certainly not now. Two separate monitors keeps me organized (primary task on one and ancillary stuff on the other). I don't know if I'd use 4X the area at 16X the price.

I don't keep a clean workspace. I don't have enough to even spread out schematics or datasheets. You certainly aren't swiveling around in your chair on a single task, are you?

Minimizing repetitive head, and arm, movement certainly is suggested, strongly, by the ergonomic advocates. That's one reason I have large-frame glasses, larger than is currently in vogue, anyway.

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Is the rendering fuzzy like Foxit or better, like Acrobat?

And that's the point :-)

No matter what the CRT screen my eyes never seemed to track parallel wires correctly. The first time I used an LCD screen for schematics I was amazed at the difference, even though it was a cheap laptop (non-TFT).

The other EE in the company has a couple of CRTs that he doesn't want to get rid of. They're the ugliest things I've ever seen.

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But then you could watch a ballgame right there in your office :-)

My main reason would be that I could set it to some rather modest resolution and use the computer without glasses again.

Yes, on really big projects or system level work I do. As a consultant I must adhere to cleanliness. Stuff for different clients is never out at the same time so it will not be mixed. When done with one task and having to move to another client's things, I completely file everything away first. When not working there's never any client stuff out on the work surfaces.

The only things out on the desk after work are miss-you cards from my wife. She sneaks one into my luggage every time I go on a trip. Which I think is really sweet.

Repetitive movement, yes, that can lead to problems. But it is not good to arrange everything so efficiently that you basically don't have to move at all for hours, like in a cockpit. Worst case, when older, that can result in thrombus. I even placed another chair at the desk behind me so I have to get up, walk and sit down, instead of just scooting over. It's an orthopedic knee-rest chair so my back muscles get to do some work. Expensive but worth it.

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Don't know. I have an LCD screen. ;-)

Got a link to a sample I can look at to see what you're talking about?

I wasn't disagreeing with you. ;-)

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Wasn't the original question about mark-ups ?:-) ...Jim Thompson

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PSpice predates OrCAD... that's why it still works. I don't use Capture :-)

What can I say (this is getting tiring) ACROBAT works for me. ...Jim Thompson

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I can see the difference with both, LCD and CRT.

For example this datasheet:

Joel saw it on his LCD as well. Play with zoom levels. On most of them Foxit displays fuzzier than Acrobat. So they must have done at least something right :-)

I was just confirming that what you said is exactly the point ;-)

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Yes :-)

Works like a champ with PNG.

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Fuzzier is better ?? I can blow that up to a letter per page... sharp as can be! ...Jim Thompson

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I'm so happy for you. You can just type and highlight and all that good stuff ?:-)

Of course you can't... but it's cheap :-) ...Jim Thompson

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If you're 'paging onto the hard drive' very often, you don't have enough RAM. I have 2 GB on this coumputer to do web design, and I'd like to add another 2 GB. How about downloading 'Belarc Advisor' and then posting the output listing, so we can see what you're running?

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That'll be hilarious!

But Joerg, it's FREE :-) ...Jim Thompson

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Some people still try to run XP with 128 MB of RAM, and haven't installed any of the service packs or other updates, then bitch about software problems. I've seen people's computers that took over 30 minutes to boot so they just leave them on, which just shortens the life of the hardware. Anything to save a buck, even if it cuts their productivity in half.