I have been using Orcad here.  They have had a lot of problems in the conversion
 to
Win95, lots of crashes, many that corrupt the data file.  Save early and often
 if you go
Orcad.  They released Version 7.1 (both Schematic Capture and Layout) last week.
Maybe this will fix some of the problems.

Although I have not tried either, I hear nothing but good comments on PADS and
TANGO.

-----Original Message-----
From:   Ron Wilcox [SMTP:rwilcox@QNET.COM]
Sent:   Saturday, July 19, 1997 12:36 AM
To:     PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject:        PCB & Schematic

I'm interested in buying PCB and Schematic Capture software for work.  The
two I've heard about but not sure if they are any good is Protel and Orcad
(Win95).  Anyone have any experience (good or bad) with either or something
else?  I'd appreciate any comments to help me decide.  I have about $6K to
spend.

Happy trails,
Ron
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