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A lot of companies probably did hand-draw up into the early 90s, or later. PCB CAD software really didn't come into it's own until probably the mid-late 90s.
A lot of companies probably did hand-draw up into the early 90s, or later. PCB CAD software really didn't come into it's own until probably the mid-late 90s.
hand routing a PCB must have been quite a skill back then
funny how people now use space age cad software to make basically simple widgets on 3D printers, or plastic green yodas
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mostly yodas
hand routing a PCB must have been quite a skill back then
funny how people now use space age cad software to make basically simple widgets on 3D printers,
or plastic green yodas
.
mostly yodas
It was quite the skill, you can always tell a hand routed board because the traces are all rounded. I just tossed a boatload of early hand-route boards, and some of those things were incredibly complex.
It was quite the skill, you can always tell a hand routed board because the traces are all rounded. I just tossed a boatload of early hand-route boards, and some of those things were incredibly complex.
those mainframe boards were something else, 2 foot square with hundreds of TTL
I'm not planning on anything bigger than a Eurocard
those mainframe boards were something else, 2 foot square with hundreds of TTL
I'm not planning on anything bigger than a Eurocard
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