I would pick the "Dream machine" from Cloud Nine, Inc. a division of
Utopia Maximus Corp.
RICK MERLIN
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1845 McCandless Drive
Milpitas, CA   95035
1-800-538-5150
ext. 4161

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>From:  Charles Barker[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent:  Thursday, March 05, 1998 9:28 AM
>To:    [log in to unmask]
>Subject:       [DC] Present CAD systmes
>
>Charles Barker@I-O INC
>03/05/98 11:28 AM
>
>If you were going to set up a new PCB Design Service from scratch, what
>system would you buy and why?
>
>The system must have schematic capture, auto-route, auto-place with manual
>override.
>DRC at all stages of the physical process.
>SMT, Top & Bottom, output usable for Pick and Place programming, Solder
>stencil, glue stencil.
>Data extract, back annotation, BOM generation to feed into master database
>system.
>Ability to panelize arrays.
>On-grid, off-grid abilities.
>Good archiving and retrieval capabilities.
>Create assembly drawings......................
>
>In other words, a full blown system
>
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