Re: musing about building a minimalist Apple ][+ clone

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote in message
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: "Laine Houghton" <laine@intergate.com> wrote in message
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: : "Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote in message
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: : > "Vince Briel" <vbrielnospamme@comcast.net> wrote in message
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: : > : > Eagle it great. There were some mentioned in
: : > : > A.B.S.E, but I can't find them in the posts
: : > : > now. I may need to go to the archive or ask
: : > : > them to post them again. How small of a board
: : > : > is free?
: : > :
: : > : 2 X 2.5" IIRC. What I did was use eagle for the schematic
: : > software (No real
: : > : size limit) and express pcb for my layout. I had no way
to
: : > transfer over but
: : > : eagle gave me the layout schematic instead of writing it
on
: : > paper. When your
: : > : on a budget, you do what it takes to get the job done.
: : >
: : > Hahahahahaha! ExpressSCH is included in the package.
: : > Once you build the schematic, you can then place your
: : > components on the layout, link the SCH to the PCB and
: : > click, using NetFind, any pin on the PCB and it shows
: : > you where they go to. Took me a while to learn the
: : > whole package, but once familiar I can throw a drawing
: : > and PCB together in a matter of hours. I also discovered
: : > that I can place arcs in the corners so that the traces
: : > are smooth continuous lines with no danger of them pulling
: : > up at the sharp corners where they would be weak. Thanks
: : > to a friend, I learned too that I can use all labels on
: : > the schematic which makes for a very nice looking drawing.
: : >
: : > Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprizez };-)
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: :
: : Max board size is  4" x 3.2"
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: Where is the max that size???

Never mind, I know now.

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprizez };-)
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