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Re: gEDA-user: orthogonal lines



On 7/29/05, Olgierd Eysymontt <olgierd.eysymontt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Actually, that's a side-effect of the way the previous generation of
> > auto-routers worked.  PCB uses a newer technology, so does not need to
> > have dedicated direction layers.

I always thought it was because it was easier to route the board that
way, whether you're auto-routing or hand-routing.  Really, I thought
this practice came about due precisely to the limitation of having
only two sides to work with.  :)

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Samuel A. Falvo II