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Target3001

Raul,

you are right about the regular demo version of Target. But the pcb-pool version has absolutely no limitation other than that it can only output to pcb-pool. There is no limitation on features, size. You can save and reload your projects. When you decide to buy a regular version, they will convert your files for you.

Eric
 
#23
Ilija,

I am a mechcanical engineer and I work with Autocad and SolidWorks a lot. DiyAudio is my hobby.

I am not an experienced user of electronics design software and SPICE simulations but I have tried Microcap Evolution a little.

Now to my question which perhaps is trivial for all those of you who are experienced Spice users.

Your software looks interesting. Are tube models included or do I have to make them by myself?

Regards
 
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planet10, ever heard of VMware. It runs on RedHat, Mandrake, SuSe, and OpenLinux. If MAC OS X can handle RPM files and x86 code. VMware might work. Its best to use emulator to get windows to run under UNIX that is coded around a PowerPC chip or greater.

If you can't find any emulator embeded in OS X. I found a site that simulates an x86 PC to run an OS up to NT 4.0. Below is the link.
bochs - http://bochs.sourceforge.net/
 
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Electro said:
ever heard of VMware. It runs on RedHat, Mandrake, SuSe, and OpenLinux. If MAC OS X can handle RPM files and x86 code. VMware might work. Its best to use emulator to get windows to run under UNIX that is coded around a PowerPC chip or greater.
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Thanx for the tip. I have Virtual PC running but haven't made a "drive" with Linux on it. It would be nice to see some software that takes advantage of all the UI goodies inherent in the Mac GUI thou.

had to use a PC today, boy i just don't understand how people can live with that day-to-day. I guess they just get used to it or figure from lack of exposure that there is no other way.

dave
 
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I don't have any problems running Windows 98. Each computer system is different. The first computer works on Windows 2000. Then another computer can not even load up Windows 2000 that uses the same components as the first computer. Mass producing changes the specs of each motherboard, sound card, video card, modem, etc. so the user has 50 to 50 chance that the new OS will work with their computer system. Usually its the manufacture's fault that makes the devices and doesn't keep up making driver patches for new OS.

I did install Windows XP but the drivers for my sound card and video card doesn't work correctly.

I don't like how MAC OS re-uses the menu for all applications. Also I hate those round mice.

Each OS has its pros and cons.



I don't know when I will use AutoTRAX. Probably soon.
 
#33
Ilija,
Thanks for your replay🙂

Planet10,
I´m running SolidWorks 2001+ all day under Windows 2000. SolidWorks is considered to be a first class 3D design softvare. Well, it is not working very well. I really don´t know if it is SolidWorks or if it is windows that causes all problems.

I pay the Swedish SolidWorks support EUR1600 a year for support and they just blame my computer for all problems. I tell them that it is working well with all other programs, for instance Excel and AutoCad. I really am at my limit now. The SolidWorks Support is so arrogant....

Regards
Carl
 
#34
Electro said:
I don't like how MAC OS re-uses the menu for all applications. Also I hate those round mice.
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I don't know what you mean by reuses the menu... but i will agree with you about the round mouse. Apple realized that too, and quit using them 2 years ago. The new optical mouse is very nice althou it would be better without a cord. Any USB mouse will work, unfortuneatly most of the PC ones have too many buttons.

dave
 
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Carl Ekblom said:
I´m running SolidWorks 2001+ all day under Windows 2000. SolidWorks is considered to be a first class 3D design softvare. Well, it is not working very well. I really don´t know if it is SolidWorks or if it is windows that causes all problems.
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I was working on a project (on hiatus right now) where we were looking at this kind of product for doing some industrial design. SolidWorks was one of the leading candidates, with some key features that gave it the edge over an overall much better program -- Vellum Solids -- that was cross platform. The Vellum guys had a much better attitude as well. I'm hoping the hiatus, once it is over, will have changed the playing field. Now that the Mac is (i'm guessing here) the largest installed base of UNIX with OS X, a lot of high end UNIX software is being ported and updated to take advantage of the well thot out Mac UI (it is not perfect, there are a couple really annoying things OS X does, but it is still early in its development (v1.1.5) and Apple is continuously upgrading it.

I pay the Swedish SolidWorks support EUR1600 a year for support and they just blame my computer for all problems. I tell them that it is working well with all other programs, for instance Excel and AutoCad. I really am at my limit now. The SolidWorks Support is so arrogant....
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I have talked with some developers that abandoned the PC because the tech support was a huge cost on PCs -- it was very difficult to figure out whether it was a bug in windows, a bug in their sw, or an interaction between the hodgepodge of hardware that Windows runs on and Windows. On the Mac there is a know solid hardware base for the OS so there are a lot fewer problems of this kind -- and since Apple was taken over by NeXT the quality of software & hardware has gotten better. In a lot of cases mac support happens at the peer level, the guy in the next desk knows how to sort you out. Overall the cost of operating a Mac based infrastructure is dramatically less than a Windows one -- sometimes as much as 10-1 (ie a company with 250 PCs needs 10 support people and one with 250 macs needs 1 person). Guess which platform the head of the 10-man team recommends in the interest of keeping his little kingdom.

</end rant>

dave
 
#37
What is wrong with yuor video card drivers and what kinda video card is it
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Windows XP is my problem. ATI (canadian company) can not fix a few of the problems that should be fix on the first drivers. ATI still haven't fix the image glitch.

I bought a new motherboard, memory, and processor to get my data back. My previous motherboard blown its capacitors.


I don't know what you mean by reuses the menu
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What I mean is when the user loads an application on a MAC. It re-uses the menu. Under X Window (gooey under xNIX) and Windows (3.x to XP) doesn't re-use the menu. However, X Window can be set up so that it can work like either MAC or Windows.
 
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Electro said:
Windows XP is my problem. ATI (canadian company) can not fix a few of the problems that should be fix on the first drivers. ATI still haven't fix the image glitch.
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Apple also had problems with ATI and has dramatically reduced the use of ATI chips. Most machines now support nVidia


What I mean is when the user loads an application on a MAC. It re-uses the menu. Under X Window (gooey under xNIX) and Windows (3.x to XP) doesn't re-use the menu. However, X Window can be set up so that it can work like either MAC or Windows.
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OK... i actually like that, since i can actually only use one ap at a time. I usually have 10-20 open at once, and the menus help tell me where i am. X-Windows runs fine under OS X so you can have it both ways.

Most Windows users i have seen let the ap they are using take over the whole screen and effectively end up with just a single set of menus.

dave
 
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Its X Window not X Windows. The creater doesn't like his X Window to be called X Windows.

The alt-tab in windows (version 3.x to XP) helps to switch from one window to the next.

I only run about two to three applications. I don't like running more than that.
 
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