XPost: sci.space.policy, sci.physics, sci.electronics.design   
      
   In sci.physics krw@notreal.com wrote:   
   > On Sat, 15 Jul 2017 05:02:14 -0000, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
      
      
      
   >   
   >>>>Ever heard of the PDP-8 or the HP CAD workstations that were common well   
   >>>>before the PC?   
   >>>   
   >>> So no one really used Rubylith?  IOW, nonsense.   
   >>   
   >>Not what I said.   
   >   
   > The point is that CAD on minicomputers was very minimal.  It was the   
   > domain of the mainframe.  Rubylith was the tool of choice for the   
   > electronics industry.   
      
   That was not my experience.   
      
   Yes, companies used Rubylith, but the tool of choice was CAD on minicomputers.   
      
   The only mainframe application was Spice.   
      
      
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