I think the software as they initially intended to give it away was finished 
HOWEVER a lot of potential customers where to their surprise ticked off about 
all the limitations in the package. They had to think of something else quick 
and it's probably not that simple to remove limitations or add them in to the 
full version.

Obviously they still dont intend to give away the full package. They still limit 
to 25 unique parts (I think quite workable but not a full version as promised) 
and for removal of advertising and more importantly screen real estate we still 
have to pay $49

Peter van Hoof

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Debbie" <cyberia429-piclist@yahoo.com.au>
To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 3:25 PM
Subject: [OT] XCad revisited - it;s a beta?


> PICers - Xcad sent me a blurb saying they got their 100K registrations & the
> package will be avail soon. Heh, they went on to say ...
>
> "... you will receive instructions on how to download the software. We had
> hoped to release it to you sooner, but given the nature of software
> development, we are in the final stages of quality testing. At this time we
> expect all to be ready for the August 1 release."
>
> Hmmmm. Definitely sounds like a beta 2 me! Still, I guess 100,000 bug testers
> should sort out any probs pretty quick. I'm not adverse to this sorta thing -
> if it's a workable package it might be a good deal. Hah, especially 
> considering
> the price!
> Debbie :)
>
>
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