Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!mailrus!cornell!rochester!kodak!ornitz From: ornitz@kodak.UUCP (barry ornitz) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: SPICE Summary: Availability Keywords: SPICE, simulation, DEC, DECUS Message-ID: <1334@kodak.UUCP> Date: 21 Jul 88 13:46:11 GMT References: <636@eplunix.UUCP> Reply-To: ornitz@kodak.UUCP (barry ornitz) Followup-To: sci.electronics Organization: Eastman Kodak Co, Rochester, NY Lines: 33 There is a version of SPICE (2g6, I think) available from the Digital Equip- ment Users Group, DECUS. I have used this version extensively and found it to be relatively bug-free. There are newer versions available from the University of California, Berkeley, for VAXen and PC's for basically a small distribution cost. I have not used these, but I have heard numerous complaints about bugs in these versions. The newsgroup dealing with LSI design would be a good place to ask about these newer versions. I am now using the version by INTUSOFT for use with PC's. Simulation speed is slow as expected, but the schematic capture and graphics post processor are quite useful, as are their component libraries. You can generate your SPICE input file using this software and upload it to a VAX for the simulation; then you can download the SPICE output file back to your PC and use the INTUSOFT graphics package to display your results. There are several other implementations of SPICE for PC's out there. Before buying one, you should get some experience on your VAX. While writing this note, I remembered where I mislaid my VAX software source book. DEC has two entries on SPICE, one very high priced and the other from DECUS. As for the DECUS version, call Cathy Hatch at DECUS at 617/480-3419 for more details. Good luck on this effort - I think you will find SPICE very useful. 73 Barry WA4VZQ ----------------- | ___ ________ | | | / / | | Dr. Barry L. Ornitz UUCP:...!rochester!kodak!ornitz | | / / | | Eastman Kodak Company | |< < K O D A K| | Eastman Chemicals Division Research Laboratories | | \ \ | | P. O. Box 1972 | |__\ \________| | Kingsport, TN 37662 615/229-4904 | | -----------------