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From: deal@kodak.UUCP (Stephen M. Deal)
Newsgroups: news.groups,comp.lsi.cad,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: CAD/CAM/CAE newsgroup proposal
Message-ID: <1856@kodak.UUCP>
Date: 26 Apr 89 02:21:58 GMT
References: <10542@rama.UUCP> <208@aob.aob.mn.org>
Reply-To: deal@kodak.UUCP (Stephen M. Deal)
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>In article <10542@rama.UUCP> news@rama.UUCP (Usenet News Admin) writes:
>>Here's some suggestions to get the ball rolling:
>>comp.cad or comp.cadcam - General discussion concerning CAD/CAM/CAE
>>comp.cad.pcb - Printed Circuit Board design
>>comp.cad.hybrid - Hybrid circuit design

>In article <208@aob.aob.mn.org> jim@aob.aob.mn.org (Jim Anderson) writes:
>I would like to see the CAD/CAM groups (if they get created) created as
>two major groups:
>	comp.cad.mech	Mechanical CAD/CAM
>	comp.cad.elec	Electrical CAD/CAM


The comp.lsi.cad newsgroup is focused on a specific area of ECAD
and does not address the more general aspects of ECAD (e.g. PWB, ASIC).

Furthermore (as Jim Anderson states) there are other disciplines that do
CAD such as: mechanical, electrical, software, optical, chemical, process...
AND each of these does CAE, CAM, CAT... as well in their own special way.

Instead of a mailing list, I would suggest a group called:  comp.cad 
This would provide a forum for general CAD/CAM/CAE discussion without 
the implied constraints that a newsgroup name (e.g. comp.lsi.cad) creates. 

-- 
    Steve Deal	 UUCP: ..rutgers!rochester!kodak!deal

    Disclaimer:	"Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, 
		 the above is mine and not that of my employer."