As one who has gone over to the "dark side", I agree with all that Brad said. 99SE SP6 was very stable and the autorouter was no worse than the current one. AD6 has many improvements over 99SE but very few are "must have". If I had to go back to 99SE, it would be a small step that while not painless, I would do it with little complaint.
Regards, Steve Smith Product Engineer Staco Energy Products Co. Web Site: www.stacoenergy.com & www.stacopower.com DISCLAIMER AND/OR CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message, including any attached materials, is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this electronic mail transmission is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please e-mail or call Staco Energy Products Co. at (937) 253-1191. Thank you for your cooperation. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brad Velander Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 12:27 PM To: Protel EDA Discussion List Subject: Re: [PEDA] it's been years but I am back Tom, Yes, 99SE with SP6 is quite stable and reliable. That said, it has it's own minor quirks and gotchas much the same as all PCB CAD software. I constantly monitor the Altium AD/DXP forum, while it has a lot of nice, more powerful, features they also each have their own bugs, problems, limitations and faults. AD/DXP is definitely still a work in progress, very disappointing after 6 years or more. I my opinion AD/DXP has added too many fancy features at once and Altium just doesn't have the resources to do all those features reliably, completely without major bugs at one time. Even now they still have not stabilized a lot of the basics like 3D import/export/modelling, GDI/shading, memory leaks/general stability, ODB++, embedded panels, autorouter, length matching/diff pair control, etc.. That said I am willing to switchover to the darkside any time my employer sees fit to put out the expenditure, can't keep flogging an old nag and expect to run with the other quarter horses. Sincerely, Brad Velander Senior PCB Designer Northern Airborne Technology -----Original Message----- From: Tom Robinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 8:59 AM To: Protel EDA Discussion List Subject: Re: [PEDA] it's been years but I am back I was told that Protel 99se was an excellent program, do users agree or are they glad it's gone? -tr ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
