Homebrew PCBs

Alan Marconett wrote:

>Hi Alan K, !
>
>I take your point!  Better then nothing, I suppose.  I like your "area * 
>complexity" algorithm. But I think they've been using this for what, 6+ 
>years now?  Must work for them.
>  
>
  Well it works, but it could work better even for them.  They appear to 
be very Euro-centric, and targeting commercial outfits etc since that's 
who buys in Europe.  I don't think they really have a proper concept of 
just how many individuals would afford it themselves in the US etc if 
the pricing and capabilities were properly matched to individual needs.  
As it is it's $400 for a double beginner size board setup, for schematic 
and layout.  If that was more like $200, they would sell way more than 
2x as many, even though it would still be priced at 2x of a lot of the 
competition..  $400 simply puts it out of the purchase realm of many 
people who'd manage to afford $150 or $200, and there are way more 
people in that category here than in Europe, I don't think they really 
understand that idea very well..

  What it really needs is simply a map.  A chart or graphic map of which 
copy or move etc function to use under which circumstances would greatly 
advance ease of use for most people.  Similarly a chart for what to do 
for the various library operations would make way more sense than all 
the different descriptions.  Though of it a week ago when the library 
discussions came up, simply don't have time to do it myself right now..

Alan