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From: faustus@CAD.BERKELEY.EDU (Wayne A. Christopher)
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Subject: Re: SPICE Version 3
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Date: Mon, 9-Jun-86 15:11:53 EDT
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In article <8606091506.AA10031@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, XBR1YD22@DDATHD21.BITNET (Ralf Bayer writes:
> Could some kind soul please answer my questions?
> 
> 1) I read on this list that there's a new Version of SPICE
>    available, Version 3, written in the C language. Is the
>    source code of this program also available so that one
>    might port the program to other machines with C compilers
>    (esp. the powerfull/low priced new 68K machines)?

It is distributed on a source-only basis by the ILP office at Berkeley.  The
person to contact is:

	Cindy Manly
	ILP/ISO office
	497 Cory Hall
	U.C. Berkeley
	Berkeley, Ca.   94720
	(415) 643-6687

Spice3 is very portable -- it runs on a wide variety of machines and operating
systems, including the IBM PC, the HP 9000 series, the VAX, several 68K boxes,
etc...

> 2) I heard roumors that all CAD tools/software/whatever is
>    considered "high technology" and *NOT* to be exported from
>    the US - (confirm/deny?) - does SPICE 3 also fall in that
>    category ?

There is a policy something like that -- I'm not sure of the details, but I
think you are not allowed to export spice to Eastern-bloc countries.  It will
be spelled out in the source agreement you recieve with spice3.

	Wayne