Joel, I will jump in to the fire on this one to say that 99SE is completely stable on my machine. On the P-CAD subject, I hate it's ridiculous library management regime that requires a pristene netlist before design work can go to the circuit board level. The number of short cuts that must be remembered to become proficent in this package is unbearable. Like Tony, I am a one man designer that has to emcompass all this own design support. That is where the DDB design does not have me running all over the place to track the proper libraries with an archived design.
When I see reports like "all was well" and then cames Protel, I kindly ask to see a listing of software packages that have been installed, provided that this comment it is not taken as a request for personal intrusion. I have heard of the potential for some programs to possess memory leaks and from writing code, I know of it's existence. So... some programs never really shutdown ! I can't blame Altium for someone else's slop. In a similar light, I once installed some Norton stuff. When I let it self configure my system for maximum performance.... it trashed my system into the dirt. Virus scan managers are yet another pox as they hide in sweet memory locations. Since Protel is a CPU intensive package, dingling around in the background is not appreciated by this s/w. I can make my machine easily hang if I keep ump-deen windows open and try to click at them as fast as can. I simply chose to let Protel do it's job first. The mouse problem stated here seems to be a Microsoft problem. Protel's creation was before that time. What came first ? The car or petrol ? I accept to get the best out of Protel I have to use compatible video cards and mice. When an ATI card gave me a headache, I used a Matrox G550 and was laughing again. Sighhhh.... I really hate to see whining on this list. With no antaganism meant, if Protel is a problem, it is only logical to try a different CAD package. I will expect DXP to have problems that will require several service packs to fix. I just hope that there is no cannabilizing of some advantegous features within 99SE like global editing. This will not be found within P-CAD. Fabe Fabian Hartery Research Engineer, B. Eng (Electrical) Guigne International Limited 63 Thorburn Road St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada A1B3M2 tel: 709-738-4070 fax: 709-738-4093 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.guigne.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and destroy any copies from your system; you should not copy the message or disclose its contents to anyone. Any dissemination, distribution or use of this information by a person other than the intended recipient is unauthorized and may be illegal. We cannot accept liability for any damage sustained as a result of software viruses and advise you to carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachment. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************************************ * Tracking #: EB8526DA5959C140A6B610A8A42FE3835865830A * ************************************************************************ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
