Re: gEDA-user: which fab house?

[Dave McGuire <mcguire@neurotica.com>]

On Mar 16, 2004, at 1:09 AM, David Koski wrote:
> > > http://kosmosisland.com/island/david/kuvia/show.php? 
> > > title=Sample+Board&path=geda
> >    Hey, that's a damn sight better than my first PCB.  Nice work!
> >
> >    Hmmmm...H-bridge motor controller?
> Yes. And I confess I should have said "first board ever--with CAD".   
> My first board was
> made using etch resistant ink like sharpie pens.  Hmm.. I guess  that  
> dates me.
> It was about 25 years ago.  I added an image of that board too for  
> laughs.
  Ahh ok, I feel better now. :)  My first board (a small  
crystal-controlled CW transmitter for the 40m ham band) was done in  
exactly the same way, probably about the same time. :)

> http://kosmosisland.com/island/david/kuvia/show.php? 
> title=Sample+Board&path=geda
  ...and mine looked very, very much like this! :-)  Thanks for  
sharing; this takes me back to a very happy time in my life. :-)

  I've done dozens of boards with CAD through ExpressPCB, though I have  
to run their layout editor under a Windows emulator (no PCs here) which  
is a pain, but it's pretty good software and their service is great.   
But I'm getting ready to do my next one (a digital RF power meter) with  
PCB through the barebonespcb.com people.  I've always used ExpressPCB  
because they are so incredibly inexpensive, then DJ comes along and  
mentions a company even cheaper than that, and they take actual Gerbers  
rather than proprietary stuff.  I'm anxious to give them a try myself.

          -Dave

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