readme.txt

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                 Protel 99 SE README.TXT file         19-JAN-2001
                 Includes Service Pack 6

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CONTENTS

1. Welcome
2. New features in Protel 99 SE
3. Getting Started with Protel 99 SE
4. Examples and Demos
5. Notes on Installing Protel 99 SE
6. Unlocking Protel 99 SE
7. Installing the Xilinx Macro Libraries
8. Updates and Enhancements in the Service Pack
9. Copyright Notice

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1. Welcome to Protel 99 SE

Thank you for choosing Protel 99 SE as your printed circuit board 
design environment. With Protel 99 SE you can take any design -
from the simplest 3 component circuit through to the most complex
multi-sheet project, from concept to completion.

Protel 99 SE includes an easy-to-use schematic capture editor 
with a huge range of components, a powerful PCB design editor 
with sophisticated interactive routing and placement features 
that are second-to-none, and an easy-to-use shape based autorouter 
that routes like a professional board designer. 

To back up these core design tools Protel 99 SE also includes a
SPICE 3f5 compliant mixed-signal circuit simulator, a CUPL-based
PLD compiler, and a sophisticated PCB signal integrity analysis 
tool.

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2. New features in Protel 99 SE

To learn about the new and enhanced features in Protel 99 SE read
the Supplement for the Protel 99 Designer's Handbook. The 
supplement is a PDF file, look on the CD for the file:

Protel 99 SE Supplement.pdf

To open the PDF file you must have the Adobe Acrobat reader
installed on your PC. This is available for free download from 
the Adobe Website: www.adobe.com

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3. Getting Started with Protel 99 SE

Protel 99 SE is not a suite of separate software applications, it is 
a single, integrated application. Each of the tools in Protel 99 SE 
憄lugs-in