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21st Oct 2007, 10:15 am | #1 |
Nonode
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Walsall Wood, Aldridge, Walsall, UK.
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Spectrum Electronics Design Software
Hi!
In the early 1980s Everyday Electronics reviewed an Electronics circuit drawing/layout package that (I think!) ran on the Spectrum and possibly ZX80/ZX81 Sinclair Computers! It produced quite nice diagrams and I'd love to find out more and see if it'll run on a PC with a compatible emulator! Has anyone any details or can point me in the direction of a copy? I believe the firm that wrote it was based in Kempsey, Worcs! Unfortunately my copy of the mag it was reviewed in is long gone! Many thanks, Chris Williams |
21st Oct 2007, 12:07 pm | #2 |
Dekatron
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Invercargill, New Zealand
Posts: 3,457
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Re: Spectrum Electronics Design Software
There is a (very) slim chance that I might have this magazine - I don't remember the article but my dad used to get EE in the early-mid 80's and I seem to remember that I had a big box of them stored in our old place.
If you get no luck I could have a look to see if its in storage at my brother's place (we 'dumped' a lot of stuff there before moving 4 1/2 years ago and there's a good stack of stuff still there!) but it might be some time before I get a chance to go over there and have the time to go through several years of old mags! |
23rd Oct 2007, 5:15 pm | #3 |
Hexode
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Nr. York, North Yorkshire, UK.
Posts: 348
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Re: Spectrum Electronics Design Software
Hello Chris
I'm affrade I can't help with the programme you are looking for but you might like to look at http://www.worldofspectrum.org/. This site seems to be trying to idex and archive as much Sinclair software as the volenteares can find. They also have a forum where you might get some usefull resposes. Just a thought William |
23rd Oct 2007, 5:52 pm | #4 |
Hexode
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: S.W. London, UK.
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Re: Spectrum Electronics Design Software
Hello Chris,
I think I used this software (cost £30 ish?) instead of the £500 PC based package we had at the time because it was easier to use and produced better results! I may still have a copy on "Microdrive" somewhere but due to forgettery I cant remember how to access it I can try at the weekend for you... Just done a search and found this; http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infos...cgi?id=0017474 Could be what you're looking for Vic
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