I meant to send that last mail privately to Chris.

sorry about that!

Jack (the new guy)


--- Jack Olson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> I like Mary Sugden a lot! What class did you take?
> I took a flex circuit design class there once, it
> was
> GREAT!
>
> Anyway (sorry to contradict you in public so much) I
> just think if the IPC is sponsoring this forum, we
> should at least TRY to say what they recommend when
> a
> new guy asks a "newbie" question, and then add our
> own
> experiences after that. It least the IPC gives
> people
> a starting point (just my opinion). I love to hear
> the
> banter back and forth, it illustrates what areas
> need
> to be worked on the most.
> I'm happy to hear you are participating in
> committees,
> I have never tried that.
>
> Have you ever downloaded standards in progress as
> PDF
> files? All you do is send a mail to
> mailto:[log in to unmask]
> and in the SUBJECT just say
> request (whatever)
> for example send one and say
> request IPC-SMEMA-1
> and you will get it.
> its just a working copy but it is always a later
> version than what anyone else has!
> (but it doesn't always work, only specs in "working
> draft" mode? I don't know...)
>
> anyway, keep up the good work!
> (and thanks for the calculator)
>
> seeya,
> Jack
>
> p.s. by the way, I don't think the main focus of the
> IPC is to start developing "application specific"
> numbers for every possibility, because they could
> never keep up with what we are doing out here in the
> world. Instead I think they do a decent job getting
> people started who wouldn't otherwise know what to
> do,
> or who don't want to be at the mercy of what one
> particular vendor says to do. (again, just my
> opinion)
>
> until next time....


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