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From: lharris@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Leonard Harris)
Date: Wed, 9-Mar-88 12:58:04 EST
Message-ID: <1988Mar9.125804.13366@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>
Organization: University of Toronto Computing Services
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Posting schematics...
References: <1059@PT.CS.CMU.EDU>
Reply-To: lharris@gpu.utcs.UUCP (Leonard Harris)
Keywords: schematics

In article <1059@PT.CS.CMU.EDU> phd@SPEECH1.CS.CMU.EDU (Paul Dietz) writes:
>A recurring problem in this news group is the need to post readable
>schematics. ASCII circuit representations are just too painfull to
>create, and are quite inflexible.
>
>WE NEED A STANDARD FOR EXCHANGE OF SCHEMATICS!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>Optimally, any standard would have interfaces on many standard
>hardware configurations. (Mac, PC's, Xwindows, GKS, UNIX Plot, etc.)
>Also, for those stuck with standard, non-graphics terminals, a human
>readable form should be generated as a side effect.
>
>This is a difficult project to get started, so maybe we should make
>some initial comprimises in order to get the ball rolling.
>
>Proposal: If I get sufficient feedback, I will start posting schematics
>in binhexed MacPaint format. For you Macintosh hackers, this is a familiar
>format. I've also heard rumor that various PC programs read MacPaint files.
>Thus, I might be able to reach a large enough audience to generate a real
>interest in getting together a universal schematic format.
>
>So, what do you all think? Is this a viable way of dealing with this
>problem until we get a real solution, or am I shutting out too much
>of the sci.electronics community?
>
>Paul H. Dietz                                        ____          ____
>Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering        / oo \        <_<\\\
>Carnegie Mellon University                        /|  \/  |\        \\ \\
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>"If God had meant for penguins to fly,             -->--<--        / / |\\\  /
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How about posting things in postscript format - readable by macs, lasers
and has the potential to be converted to other formats.
/leonard