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From: mayo@wrl.dec.com (Bob Mayo)
Newsgroups: comp.lsi
Subject: Re: Newest versions of Magic 6 and Spice 3
Keywords: spice,magic,version,new
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Date: 14 Jan 91 18:19:29 GMT
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In article <78757@unix.cis.pitt.edu> andrewl@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Andrew Lentvorski) writes:
>Can anybody tell me what the newest version of magic is?  I have magic
>version 6.3, but I heard something about a resistance extraction bug.
>Is there a newer release which corrects this?  Also, what is the current
>version of Spice 3.  I have Spice 3c1 and recall a spice 3d1 at some
>point.  

Magic V6.3 is the latest release (and will be for a long time).  However,
updates in the form of individual notes are available via ftp:

    machine:    gatekeeper.dec.com   (16.1.0.2)
    account:    anonymous
    password:   guest
    directory:  pub/DEC/magic

Here's a list of notes available.  The resistance bug fix you mentioned
might be the one covered by note 13:

Magic Note #1 - 9/14/90 - Magic V6 is ready (a copy of the announcement)
Magic Note #2 - 9/19/90 - Documentation changes (fixed in releases after 9/20/90)
Magic Note #3 - 9/19/90 - Mode problem on graphics files (fixed in releases after 9/20
Magic Note #4 - 9/19/90 - rindex macro for new HPUX releases (7.0 and later)
Magic Note #5 - 9/19/90 - compiling magic using "gcc", one user's experience
Magic Note #6 - 9/19/90 - Public FTP area for Magic notes
Magic Note #7 - 9/20/90 - Compiling rsim, one user's suggestions & hints
Magic Note #8 - 9/26/90 - Magic tries to open bogus directories
Magic Note #9 - 9/26/90 - Mods to X11Helper to prevent core dump if run under shell
Magic Note #10 - 10/5/90 - Magic V4 for DOS and OS/2
Magic Note #11 - 10/11/90 - reducing memory usage by 600k
Magic Note #12 - 12/19/90 - fixes bug in extflat that caused dropped resistances
Magic Note #13 - 12/19/90 - fixed bug in resis that caused coredump.
Magic Note #14 - 12/19/90 - new version of scmos.tech to support res extraction.
Magic Note #15 - 12/19/90 - contact line in tech file improperly documented

As far as SPICE and other Berkeley tools, you may contact:

    Cindy Manly-Fields
    ILP Software Distribution Office
    479 Cory Hall
    University of California
    Berkeley, CA 94720
    Phone: 415-643-6687

--Bob