Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!tekbspa!oblio!charlie
From: charlie@oblio.UUCP (Charlie Richardson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: PC Board Designer/Atari ST Software Bargain
Keywords: ST design circuit software
Message-ID: <508@oblio.UUCP>
Date: 10 Aug 89 17:02:55 GMT
Organization: Counterpoint Computers, Inc. San Jose CA 95131
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There is a local store here in San Jose, called San Jose Computer, which
is selling the Abacus/Data Becker PC Board Designer software package for
$50.00 new. The package lists for $249.95 or something like that.

Seems like they bought about 200 packages and need to blow them out.

If you are a hardware hacker/hobbyist and designing boards of nontrivial
complexity, this package is a hell of a deal for this price.

I bought one and have been playing with it for a couple of days. Very nice;
includes an auto-router. It prints out 2 to 1 enlarged component/trace layouts
on an Epson FX (MX), 24 pin printers, and HPGL plotters ; will do boards of up
to about 6.5" by 4.5". Component library capability will handle components of
up to 120 connection points. Single and double sided boards are supported.

I like it.



The phone number for San Jose Computer is (408) 224-8575. I have no association
with the store except for customer.

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Charlie Richardson
Acer America, Inc.
2127 Ringwood Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131

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