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From: thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Board Master Review
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Date: 23 Jun 89 10:11:09 GMT
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Re: Board Master and Chuck's review ...

Yes, it definitely appears to be an offshoot of PCLO (and PCLO-Plus).  With
the same MAJOR problems.

I "played" with it for awhile at the dealer's today (probably the same place
where Chuck bought his :-) and, like the PCLO predecessor, there's NO WAY to
lay down the footprint for real-world connectors such as DB-25, Molex, etc.

I've discussed this with the author ever since early 1986, and just could NOT
convince him of his folly: there ARE things that go on printed circuit boards
which REQUIRE other than a multiple of .025"/.050" pin (or other) spacing.

For example: the connector pin spacing of a DB-25 connector is .109"

If you're doing "home" board layouts on which all parts are "digital" and/or
have .025/.050-multiple spacing, you'd probably find the product usable.

But don't expect to ever lay down .156" card edge fingers (or DB-xx or other
"analog" parts).  Sigh.  :-(

And, yes, that year WAS 1986; I was one of the earliest testers of PCLO, and
have a $1,000 hole in my pocket to prove it.  :-(  :-(

Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com (OR)  ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad ]