I was looking in my old files and found "Protel News" with some old history
then filled in the rest from my own history with Protel which began in 1987
with Tango PCB
HST became Protel Technology founded in 1984
1985 - Protel PCB releasing Ver 2 in 1986
1987 - Protel PCB Ver 3 and Protel SCH both released in Canada and the US
under new names
Tango PCB $495 US and Tango Schematic (marketed by Accel) Accel
then continues with the Tango name and NEW and Different program,
Protel begins marketing their program.
Protel Technolgy becomes Protel Technology Pty Ltd
1988 - new office in San Jose
1988 - Protel Autotrax $995 US
1989 - Protel Easytrax (Lower cost version of Autotrax) $395 US
Schematic 3 $495 US
Protel Traxstar (Ripup and Refoute Router) $995 US
Protel Traxview (Gerber editer) $495 US
1991 - Protel Advanced PCB
Protel Advanced Place
Protel Advanced Route
Advanced SB Route $9900 US
1992 - Protel Advanced Schematic
SB Router LE (Cooper and Chyan Technology) $2995 US 1993 -
Protel For Windows PCB
Protel For Windows SCH
1994 - Spectra for DOS/Windows
1996 - Advanced SCH 3
1997 - Advanced PCB 3 $2995 US
Advanced Route 3 $995 US
1998 - Advanced Schematic 98
Advanced Route 98
Advanced PCB 98
1999 - Advanced PCB 99
Advanced Route 99
Advanced PCB 99
Advanced PCB 99SE
Advanced Route 99SE
Advanced PCB 99SE
The rest most of you know about.
I know I have enjoyed using this product in all it's forms it has made me a
very good living over the years more then paid me back for my investment
Fran Wheeler
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Henry Ford
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 10:00 AM
> To: Protel EDA Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [PEDA] Converting Very Old Protel V3 PCB Files
>
>
> Yes, that's the version I'm attempting to update to. I
> just want to carry my old PCB files along with me.
>
> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Henry,
> >
> > You DO realize that you can download the full
> > Autorax at Altium.com,
> > don't you? It has been unlocked, so no need for the
> > dongle any more...
> >
> > aj
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> > Henry Ford
> > >Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 4:00 AM
> > >To: Protel EDA Discussion List
> > >Subject: Re: [PEDA] Converting Very Old Protel V3
> > PCB Files
> > >
> > >Yes, that's the software. And if I look around the
> > back of the
> > >current PC I use, there's that dongle, hanging off
> > the printer
> > >port. Dusty, grubby, but still hangin' in there. Of
> > course, my
> > >software these days sits on a backup CD now, but
> > the original
> > >floppies are in a box somewhere around here.
> > >
> > >You may be wondering how anyone can put up with
> > such old
> > >software like this. But, when it comes down to it:
> > >
> > >1. It's worked well
> > >2. It keeps getting faster each time I upgrade the
> > PC.
> > >(How often can you say that about software?) 3. My
> > demands are
> > >few (Maybe a dozen small to medium sized boards per
> > annum) 4.
> > >I have my component libraries all down cold, and 5.
> > It's cheap
> > >
> > >Nice to have features of AutoTrax include the
> > schematic
> > >preparation. But I'd really like to keep access to
> > those older
> > >boards. Some end up getting reworked for new
> > boards, but it's
> > >looking increasingly like a tough 'to do'. Sigh.
> > >
> > >Maybe I'll just have to sit down with the old and
> > new Protel
> > >files on some paper and work out the conversion the
> > hard way.
> > >(Sounds like a job for Perl - Oh, how I admire
> > those who can
> > >program in that stuff)
> > >
> > >Yvet
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >--- Robert Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> I have located the box containing my original
> > Protel disks
> > >and manual.
> > >> Unfortunately, I no longer have a computer with a
> > >> 5.25 disk drive
> > >> installed and anyway, I have no idea where the
> > "key card"
> > >required to
> > >> run the PCB editor is.
> > >> The requirements for this program, Protel PCB
> > Edit
> > >> V3.12 are:
> > >> IBM-PC/XT/AT computer or compatable. (There is a
> > note that
> > >the program
> > >> uses integer arithmetic, so there is no advantage
> > in installing an
> > >> 8087/80287 Numeric Coprocessor.)
> > >> MS-DOS or PC-DOS, version 2.0 or greater.
> > >> One Unoccupied Half-card Slot (for the Key Card)
> > >> 2 Disk Drives - one floppy and one either floppy
> > or hard disk.
> > >> 256K (or greater) RAM
> > >> CGA or EGA graphics card
> > >> Colour Monitor
> > >> Microsoft Mouse
> > >> Printer (for check prints)
> > >> Plotter (Pen and Ink)
> > >> (It supports HP-GL, DM-PL and Roland DXY 800
> > >> languages)
> > >> Photoplotters (Gerber) are also supported and
> > Excellon format drill
> > >> files can be produced.
> > >> The manual carries the name HST Technologies Pty.
> > >> Ltd. and the copyright
> > >> dates on each of the disks are 1985, 1986, 1987.
> > >>
> > >> Someone at Protel subsequently "lent" me Protel
> > Toolbox
> > >which offered
> > >> a Design Rule Checker, Automatic Placement,
> > Photoplotter Utilities
> > >> (Gerber viewer and panelizing), Net List Editor,
> > Protel to DXF
> > >> converter, PCB File scanner (genrates a report on
> > the PCB file) and
> > >> something for "Multi-layer Routing. I cannot
> > recall what was being
> > >> charged for these add-ons. The copyright date on
> > the program disk is
> > >> 1990.
> > >> The manual that came with these tools carries a
> > copyright
> > >notice which
> > >> says "Original Reference Manual Copyright ACCEL
> > Technologies
> > >Inc.. It
> > >> is also noted that ACCEL market the product in
> > the Americas
> > >under the
> > >> name "Tnago-Tools".
> > >>
> > >> This was the first Protel PCB program and I
> > recall that I bought it
> > >> from a Board manufacturer for about $850
> > (Australian
> > >Dollars). I think
> > >> it was marketed under the Tango brand name in the
> > US.
> > >> I did not get the related schematic package as I
> > already had the
> > >> Omation schematic capture which produced
> > Protel-compatible netlists.
> > >> (I found it somewhat unreliable package which
> > required occasional
> > >> reboots of the
> > >> computer.)
> > >>
> > >> Just a bit of history to put the conversion
> > problem into perspective.
> > >>
> > >> Bob Mitchell
> > ><snip>
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