After reading the comments on the newsgroups & email forums about
Protel, it too has many
"undocumented features" and can have a "stoppage of service" several
times a day.
(even software has to have breaks!)
The general consensus was that Protel98, although full of these features
was more stable than Protel99.
And to change to another CAD package, Cadstar for windows has these
features too ! I have a tea break
several times a day (just after the crash!). I am still running V2.41
though, version 3.01 is out but that just
would not run on my system. I hear that V3.02 is due to be sent to me
within the next couple of weeks
and that version 4 is due out later this year.
I bet that they too are full of "undocumented features", but then what
software is not ?
P.S. These comments are only made as an observer of 'other Protel
products users comments' and not as a user.
But as a "user" of Cadstar - them thar comments are mine !!
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brent Alcorn [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 6:21 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [TN] Protel vs PADS....views?
>
>Yes,
>
>I have used various CAD packages (Mentor, Visual, PADS, Tango, OrCAD)
>including different versions of PADS.
>
>The DOS version of PADS (Perform or Work) was not bad, easy to learn,
>but when we moved to PowerPCB we lost useful features with added
>instability problems.
>
>We have switched to OrCAD Layout which works well, (more features, but
>longer learning curve) and includes a gerber editor and 2D Mech. CAD
>package that reads/writes DXF/DWG files.
>
>I sympathize.
>Brent
>
>Richard Patrick wrote:
>>
>> I am interested to know how many companies there are out there who have
>>switched
>> from PADS to Protel or another package - I have worked for several years
>>with
>> Protel products (hapy years with minor bumps and bruises) I then moved to
>> another company and I am now working on PADS. The number of 'undocumented
>> features' and features missing that I'd expected there to be is astounding!
>> The
>> software is Very unstable (crashes several times a day) and extremely slow!
>> If/When I move jobs I am wondering if I'll accept a PADS job ever again.
>>
>> Oh, for a Protel job again!
>>
>> Has anyone else had this experience with PADS?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Patrick
>> Surrey UK
>>
>> These are entirely my own thoughts and views and not of the company !
>
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