Gentlemen, gentlemen, please tone it down.
Here is the policy about ads from this group's monthly
mailing:
"Suggestions,
recommendations and such, to and from professionals and
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business, please limit ads to once a month and feel free to
post your site in the Links area. Company representatives
are encouraged to respond to legit requests for information
as long as you identify your connection. IE, don't pretend
to be an unconnected customer, there are enough savvy people
here that you'll be found out quickly. Just use common sense
about replying or people might think you are flogging your
business.
Spam-
Spammers will be treated with all the respect they deserve.
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I think some of us are annoyed at the misleading title of
this thread. If you want to advertise something, please title
the thread "Ad: <name of product>". Then each of us can
decide whether we want to look at the ad.
Personally, I would likely check out any ad for PCB CAD
software, and I'm glad to know about PCBCAD51. Based solely on
the description (I haven't used it) it seems capable, and the
price is certainly affordable.
I've already installed the free, open source KiCad PCB CAD
package, and have entered one schematic but haven't tried to
do a layout yet. If PCBCAD51 is significantly better in some
way (easier to learn or use, more flexible, can import or
export more PCB file formats...) then I would consider using
it on my next project.
So, my suggestion to Cresswellavenue would be to create a
new thread, titled "Ad: PCBCAD51 - comparison with KiCad" (or
other, affordable CAD packages), and show the comparison. If
someone tries PCBCAD51, they might post a reply to the ad,
giving their impression about it, and thus keeping the thread
"alive" and visible.
