Why is layout/schematic software so klunky?

[Guy Macon]

Boris Mohar wrote:

richardgrise@yahoo.com (Rich Grise) wrote:

Joerg <notthisjoergsch@removethispacbell.net> wrote in message

Does anyone if it's still possible to purchase Orcad for DOS?
I believe that version V4.42 was the last of the DOS versions.

I do not believe you could. AFAIK it is out of support and then stuff is
usually dropped. My favorite was SDT III. Lean, fast and rock solid. It
ran on a late 80's Wang laptop with 1MB, no sweat. And the board I did
on that old laptop was huge, about the size of a birthday cake.

http://www.armory.com/~rstevew/Hidden/DOS/OrCADIII-DOS.zip
Courtesy R. Steve Walz.

There is also

http://www.elektroda.net/download/file952.html

Thanks, Rich, and Thanks Boris!

My philosophy is that if a company is selling sofware, I pay for
it or do without, but if they aren't willing to sell it to me, I
figure that it is Abandonware and is free game.