On Monday, July 21, 1997 9:06 AM, Joe Little [SMTP:Joe.Little@SCIATL.COM] wrote:
>      I have been using OrCad SDT (Dos version of the OrCAD schematic pkg)
>      since
>      the days when the word Hercules brought awsome video cards to mind.
>      Therefore I may be a bit biased (I'm also starting to show my age).  I
>      use
>      the DOS version Orcad for schematic entry, and the DOS version of PADS
>      for
>      PWB layout.  Both tools are behaved enough to work reliably in Win95. I
>      am
>      very satisfied with the capabilities of both packages. I have never been
>      unable to produce exactly what the customer wanted because of
>      limitations
>      in the CAD tools.
>
>      I am sometimes forced to use the Win95 versions of Orcad schematic tools.
>
>      I find the windows version Orcad extremely frustrating, and non-
>      productive.
>      The windows version of PADS (PPERFORM) is tolerable, but their POWER-PCB
>      product is a joke.  They went backwards 20 steps in productivity to add
>      a
>      few features I don't even need.  Unfortunatly most CAD tool companies
>      have
>      already fallen to the dark side (windows).
>
>
>
>      The above ranting is my own personal opinion, and may not be the opinion
>      of
>      my employer.
>
>      Joe Little
>      Atlanta Ga.
There was a fellow in our organization
that refused to switch from the older
version of Pads to Pads PowerPCB.  He tried it
and said that he was totally unproductive.
I "forced" him to use it for two weeks and
he now loves it, is extremely fast on PowerPCB.



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