Linux PCB CAD software?

[Allison]

>
>Subject: Re: Linux PCB CAD software?
>   From: "Ethan Dicks" <ethan.dicks at gmail.com>
>   Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:25:56 -0400
>     To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
>
>On 6/28/07, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
>> ... The current incarnation of PCB bears no
>> resemblance to the version that I first used about five years
>> ago...it is *fantastic* now.
>
>Far out... I'll have to take another look at it - two years ago, it
>looked promising, but not enough for me to switch.
>
>>    To bring this at least slightly on-topic, I am midway through
>> doing a board layout for Chuck Dickman's RX01/02<->parallel port
>> interface in gschem and PCB.

Where is this information on the net?

Allison


>Excellent.  You beat me to it.  I was just looking at that circuit
>yesterday to see about cranking one out.
>
>> I did one layout for that circuit about
>> a year ago, but with through-hole parts, and I'm nearing the point of
>> swearing off through-hole...this board uses surface-mount components.
>
>Hmm... I still have enough through-hole parts to fill several
>bathtubs, so I'm not sworn off, and I'm quite handy with manual SMT
>work, but for overall cost to me, I'm still fond of through-hole where
>possible.  Commercial projects, of course, have different financial
>parameters, but my own stuff, I frequently get 80% or more of the
>parts right off my shelves.
>
>I'll be interested to see how your layout turns out, and, SMT or
>through-hole, probably be interested in picking up one or two on a
>group buy, presuming blank boards are an available option.  I was
>going to build at least one adapter on a perfboard, just to play with,
>so a prefab PCB would be most welcome.
>
>-ethan