PC boards and software

From: der Mouse <mouse_at_Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
Date: Thu Apr 15 19:19:39 2004

>> I suspect that there are a lot of things I don't know because I've
>> never done anything of the sort before that everyone in the industry
>> takes for granted because it's always been done that way.
> You didn't ask, but if I was you, I'd do this:

> - grab a copy of the free eagle
> - fit your first design into the tiny dimensions the free version
> allows (and 2 layers).

You left out

- find a scratch x86 box

- pay exorbitant rates for an OS Eagle will run under - assuming the
   implication I saw on the list that it's Windows-only is correct.

And that's all assuming I'd be willing to trust something closed-source
in the first place.

That's why I was asking about file format documentation, so that I can
generate the files myself, by hand if need be, if I can't find anything
I can stand to do them myself.

I also may see if I can lay it out in a way not too unsuited to a
single-sided PCB and then try to do it myself, according to laser
printer + transparencies + copper-clad board + photoresist + etchant +
light + drill = PCB.

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