Re: [PEDA] OT: DB9 RS-232 serial port on peripherals.

2003-07-12 Thread David VanHorn
At 05:52 PM 7/11/2003 -0700, Dennis Saputelli wrote: >yes the "B" is technically (or should i say pedantically) >wrong in all cases except the DB25 >i used to know the correct ones but fortunately i have forgotten them >i think 9 is DE9 >15 is A as in DA15 > >now for the real quiz >what is the tr

Re: [PEDA] OrCad nostalgia WAS: undo stack?

2003-06-27 Thread David VanHorn
At 10:53 AM 6/27/2003 -0400, Bagotronix Tech Support wrote: >For what it's worth (not much?), I think OrCad SDT III for DOS was great. SDT and PCB were far more productive for me, than capture and layout are. >It was fast, nearly bug-free, and easy to use. And well documented, with >the docume

Re: [PEDA] The othe half of DXP?

2002-11-14 Thread David VanHorn
>A few of us work for the government and don't have to worry about details like >politeness and thoughtfulness. That speaks volumes. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:proteledaforum@;techservinc.com * * To leave this list visit: * http://www

Re: [PEDA] Antivirus Software & Memory Issues

2002-11-12 Thread David VanHorn
Same here. I refuse to rely on unreliable protection. I prefer to work without a net in this situation, because I won't be lulled into any false security. Zero virus infections in almost 20 years online. (except for one PC that was delivered infected from the supplier) * * * * * * * * * *

Re: [PEDA] OT: DIY: autorouter

2002-10-16 Thread David VanHorn
It might be interesting to consider the board as an array of spots, and route each track separately, noting which spots get used the most. Then use that data to cause the longer tracks through those points to flee those points. They are already long, making them a bit longer usually won't hurt

Re: [PEDA] problems loading in DDB's after machine upgrade? then read this !!!!!!!

2002-10-14 Thread David VanHorn
At 01:46 PM 10/14/2002 -0400, Matt Daggett wrote: >Let me make sure I am hearing this right... you swapped the motherboard and processor >but kept all of the other components the same and tried to boot up the machine >without reinstalling the OS? I've done that before. The mb resources change,

Re: [PEDA] Database maxed !

2002-10-08 Thread David VanHorn
> >In an effort to fix this problem, I have deleted all but >two of the mechanical layers, and I still have the error. >I don't understand this. I've been regularly saving all, >and the incremental amount I added since the last "save >all" is microscopic compared to the reduction of file size

Re: [PEDA] OT - Good places to get boards populated

2002-10-01 Thread David VanHorn
At 10:37 AM 10/1/2002 -0400, Bagotronix Tech Support wrote: >In your recommendations of board population houses, please indicate whether >or not they do small and medium volume runs. > >I have seen plenty of outfits that only want to talk to you if you can guarantee them >1/2 million dollars of b

Re: [PEDA] OT - Good places to get boards populated

2002-10-01 Thread David VanHorn
At 10:10 AM 10/1/2002 -0400, Matt Daggett wrote: >Since we were on the subject of board fab the last few weeks... what are some good >places to get boards populated. I could recommend Peripheron in Vancouver BC, but they do sign my paychecks :) Seriously, their prices are low, and the shop mana

Re: [PEDA] Highlighting dead copper on P99SE

2002-08-09 Thread David VanHorn
At 12:41 AM 8/10/2002 +0800, Katinka Mills wrote: >Hi all, > >Quick Q, > >I have a 2 layer PCB with top and bottom ground planes (like to balance up >my copper) how do I hilight dead copper, I do not want to remove it, just >need to see it so I can add vias to make it not dead :o) > >Should be eas

Re: [PEDA] DXP: Free updates?

2002-08-01 Thread David VanHorn
> >They have gone from the wonderful model of free support and updates >(fixes), which attracted new customers in droves, to the annual >maintenance model that has either stunted or destroyed other companies. I >personally want nothing to do with it. I don't have a problem with paying for up

Re: [PEDA] Anyone know of a Altera listserver? and Single/Dual CPU

2002-07-01 Thread David VanHorn
At 04:18 PM 7/1/2002 -0400, Bagotronix Tech Support wrote: > > I cant stress enough here, use Ahead NERO CD writer software. If you ever >install Easy CD Creator from Roxio, formerly made by > > Adaptec, I will GAURANTEE mysterious system hangs when occasionally >changing CD, writing CDs, and oth

Re: [PEDA] recovering data

2002-05-07 Thread David VanHorn
My main machine is an Athlon 2000, 1G ram on a Soyo Dragon+ motherboard, with two Maxtor 100G drives, a DVD drive, and CDRW. I have the raid functions off, and have each drive on it's own controller (four controllers) I run XP pro. The whole thing is wrapped up in a Koolance case, with HD coo

Re: [PEDA] recovering data

2002-05-07 Thread David VanHorn
At 05:12 PM 5/7/2002 +0200, Rene Tschaggelar wrote: >I have about one drive crash, physical crash, per year. Time to switch vendors! I run Maxtor drives, and over the last couple years have had zero problems. That's on six drives running 24/7. It's no data center, but it's a data point. >A rai

Re: [PEDA] recovering data

2002-05-07 Thread David VanHorn
> >Stop! Don't confuse the terms! I'm not confused. >A raid system is definitly NOT a backup, it's something like a fail safe >system! >It protects ONLY against hardware failture and can't replace a backup system. Does it protect against failures of the raid controller? Does it protect agains

Re: [PEDA] recovering data

2002-05-07 Thread David VanHorn
The basic assumptions of raid systems seem flawed. Is a hard drive today, less reliable than it's controller, or the OS and applications? If the OS or app crashes, and tells the controller to write junk, then you have a stack of nice error correcting junk. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

[PEDA] Pro-engineer

2002-05-04 Thread David VanHorn
I am considering Protel for purchase, but I'm having trouble getting a definitive answer to this: Can I import data from Pro-Engineer, to tell me board outlines, and clear space around the board (in three dimensions), and can I place components, then export that data to pro-e so that my mech