Wanting to upgrade past Protel Client 3.5

Hi all,

I'm running Protel Client 3.5. That's circa -- what? 1996? It's clunky,
it's old, it's . . . well, it's paid for. I've used it and earlier
versions of it for a long time.The kind of work I do -- schematic
capture and board layout of large analog boards -- doesn't really
require anything much more modern. DXP would be silly. But if anyone has
a legal copy of something a little newer than 3.5 that they can legally
sell and which 3.5 will upgrade to please drop me a note.
Why not call up Protel? They were offering 99SE for $A995 just recently.

Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott wrote:

Hi all,

I'm running Protel Client 3.5. That's circa -- what? 1996? It's
clunky, it's old, it's . . . well, it's paid for. I've used it and
earlier versions of it for a long time.The kind of work I do --
schematic capture and board layout of large analog boards -- doesn't
really require anything much more modern. DXP would be silly. But if
anyone has a legal copy of something a little newer than 3.5 that they
can legally sell and which 3.5 will upgrade to please drop me a note.

Why not call up Protel? They were offering 99SE for $A995 just recently.

On 2/22/2005 8:03 PM Andrew Tweddle wrote:

Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott wrote:

Hi all,

I'm running Protel Client 3.5. That's circa -- what? 1996? It's
clunky, it's old, it's . . . well, it's paid for. I've used it and
earlier versions of it for a long time.The kind of work I do --
schematic capture and board layout of large analog boards -- doesn't
really require anything much more modern. DXP would be silly. But if
anyone has a legal copy of something a little newer than 3.5 that
they can legally sell and which 3.5 will upgrade to please drop me a
note.


Why not call up Protel? They were offering 99SE for $A995 just recently.


They were? I didn't know that. Every time I've called Protel they simply
pitch me the latest version for thousands of dollars. I've explained to
them that the latest is not necessary, but that's all the fellows ever
seem to have the shelf to sell. Who's good at Protel in the US I can call?

I talk occasionally with Craig Rose in Australia, don't know any of the

Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott wrote:

On 2/22/2005 8:03 PM Andrew Tweddle wrote:

Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott wrote:

Hi all,

I'm running Protel Client 3.5. That's circa -- what? 1996? It's
clunky, it's old, it's . . . well, it's paid for. I've used it and
earlier versions of it for a long time.The kind of work I do --
schematic capture and board layout of large analog boards -- doesn't
really require anything much more modern. DXP would be silly. But if
anyone has a legal copy of something a little newer than 3.5 that
they can legally sell and which 3.5 will upgrade to please drop me a
note.



Why not call up Protel? They were offering 99SE for $A995 just recently.



They were? I didn't know that. Every time I've called Protel they
simply pitch me the latest version for thousands of dollars. I've
explained to them that the latest is not necessary, but that's all the
fellows ever seem to have the shelf to sell. Who's good at Protel in
the US I can call?

I talk occasionally with Craig Rose in Australia, don't know any of the
American staff.