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Old 11th Dec 2006, 08:33
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Yes, Orcad is one of the players I should have mentioned alongside Protel. All these packages are massively bloated with features, to prop up their 4-digit price tags.

If you want something cheap, and don't care about support, you can download all this stuff from P2P networks nowadays

Beware: the learning curve can be awesome.

I still use Orcad SDT/386, 1994 vintage for drawing circuits and generating netlists, and use Protel PCB 2.8 (1995 vintage) for PCB design. Works perfectly.

Every analog sim is going to be a front end for Spice, ultimately.
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