Apple 1 schematics

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Sun Jan 19 16:36:01 2003

J.C. Wren wrote:
> You think? I've not held an Apple I board in my hands, but looking at
> the routing, I don't see any of the characteristics marks of a hand
> layout. The tracks are too even,

It was done by hand by someone really good, not a neophyte.

> and way they're run horizontally is a hallmark
> of early routing assistance algorithms.

Running traces horizontally on one side and vertically on the other is
the way it's generally done by hand or machine. Actually, some autorouters
are *more* willing to deviate from this than hand layout typically would.
Received on Sun Jan 19 2003 - 16:36:01 GMT