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From: bevis@EE.ECN.PURDUE.EDU (Jeff Bevis)
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Subject: Re: LogicWorks 2.0
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Date: 25 Mar 90 23:36:01 GMT
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In article <1990Mar25.174702.27709@spectre.ccsf.caltech.edu>, andrey@tybalt.caltech.edu (Andre T. Yew) writes:
>In article <1990Mar25.071227.19699@csuchico.edu> murphyd@csuchico.edu (Dave Murphy) writes:
>>Has anybody out there used LogicWorks 2.0?  I need to use a digital
>>design program for a CSCI-280 Digital Design.  I have seen LogicWorks
>> [excitement deleted]
>
>	I've used LogicWorks 2.0 before on all forms of Macintosh computers. 
>And all I can say about it is that it is not very stable.  It has a lot of
> [terrifying descriptions of unstable software deleted]

I, too, have had the distinct displeasure of working with the Mac version of
this hideous program.  And, I agree completely with Andre on the point of
instablility.  I wound up in a logic design class here at Purdue and had to
use 1) Slow Macs, and 2) Buggy Logicworks, for an entire semester.  Without
a doubt, THIS PROGRAM SHOULD BE AVOIDED.  It has no frills.  No time-saving
features.  It's slow, volatile, and may explode if handled improperly. :-)
The one recurring problem we had here was the frequent failure of components
in circuits.  Just that -- the thing would stop working spontaneously, even
though you knew it was connected fine.  Solution:  replace defective part
with an identical "fresh" one, and it would usually continue.  I thought this
only happened on the breadboard!  Maybe LogicWorks is a better simulation
than we think... :-) :-)


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