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From: forbes@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (Jeff Forbes)
Newsgroups: comp.lsi.cad
Subject: Re: Info on how to get the latest Spice3
Keywords: Spice, Spice3, Spice3d2, analog simulation
Message-ID: <1990Dec7.031221.6661@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: 7 Dec 90 03:12:21 GMT
References: <1990Dec7.003545.26920@agate.berkeley.edu>
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In article <1990Dec7.003545.26920@agate.berkeley.edu> spice@berkeley.edu writes:
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>			Spice3 Availability
\Stuff deleted\
>FTP access
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>	Anonymous ftp access to spice is not available due to Federal
>	export restrictions on CAD software.  Any access via anonymous
>	ftp in the past to Spice was accidental.
>
>	Non-anonymous ftp access to spice has been given after receipt
>	of assurance letters, though due to staffing limitations this
>	service is no longer available.
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>	(In summary: there is no ftp access to SPICE).

I fail to see how giving temporary ftp accounts takes more time than
making copies of tapes and disks. I suspect that the real reason is that
Berekely wants $250.00. If that is the case why not just say so instead
of telling us about staff limitations.


Jeff Forbes

"....I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
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