Pulsonix - what a waste of time
Bookmark this page:
 Yahoo!
 Google
 Windows Live
 del.icio.us
 digg
 Netscape
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Posted by Paul Burridge on September 7, 2004, 5:15 pm
Please log in for more thread options Over the last couple of weeks (on and off) I've been trying to download the latest demo version of Pulsonix PCB software. This is a big file for a demo (55Mb) and even on broadband it takes a good while to come through. I went through the unavoidable 'enter all your particulars' bit that annoyingly erases all your details if you omit just one little section you must start from scratch again.) Anyway, after several attempts when I got to about 49Mb and it went tits-up repeatedly and lost the connection (even when the download manager companion program was supposed to be looking after the process) I *finally* got to 55Mb., the download stopped but the 'manager' window remained open. No confirmation of any successful download, but no more bytes to come. I've done several searches on the hard disk, but there is no trace of their supposedly downloaded bloatware anywhere! What a waste of time that was. I hope no one on dial-up tries it! I must say I've had problems before on previous occasions trying to download Pulsonix., but this is just taking the piss. Anyone got any better suggestions for layout CAD? Thanks, P. -- "What is now proved was once only imagin'd." - William Blake, 1793. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Posted by Don Prescott on September 7, 2004, 2:16 pm
Please log in for more thread options Whoops..... But you didn't finish the story. What did the people at Pulsonix say when you called or emailed them about this...? Prescott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Posted by Jim Thompson on September 7, 2004, 2:20 pm
Please log in for more thread options On 7 Sep 2004 11:16:57 -0700, DMBPrescott@aol.com (Don Prescott)
wrote: [snip]>
>> I must say
>> I've had problems before on previous occasions trying to download >> Pulsonix., but this is just taking the piss. Anyone got any better >> suggestions for layout CAD? >> >> Thanks, >> >> P. >
>Whoops..... But you didn't finish the story. What did the people at >Pulsonix say when you called or emailed them about this...? > >Prescott Pulsonix knows it's PB, and are trying to avoid the association ;-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Posted by Paul Burridge on September 8, 2004, 1:54 am
Please log in for more thread options On 7 Sep 2004 11:16:57 -0700, DMBPrescott@aol.com (Don Prescott)
wrote: >Whoops..... But you didn't finish the story. What did the people at
>Pulsonix say when you called or emailed them about this...? IME it's a waste of time. One invariably gets some sort of automated, off-the-shelf response telling you not to bother sending any further mail to "support@..." as there are no "humanoids" available to read it (to keep costs down, etc., etc.) I'd wasted enough time by that point. Fortunately, Leon - who appears to have some clout with the company - has come to my assistance on this one. -- "What is now proved was once only imagin'd." - William Blake, 1793. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Posted by Leon Heller on September 8, 2004, 8:43 am
Please log in for more thread options
> >Whoops..... But you didn't finish the story. What did the people at
> >Pulsonix say when you called or emailed them about this...? >
> IME it's a waste of time. One invariably gets some sort of automated, > off-the-shelf response telling you not to bother sending any further > mail to "support@..." as there are no "humanoids" available to read it > (to keep costs down, etc., etc.) I'd wasted enough time by that point. > Fortunately, Leon - who appears to have some clout with the company - > has come to my assistance on this one. Pulsonix customer support is excellent, even if you are just using the demo software. Someone was so impressed at the way his problems with the demo were sorted out that he has just bought the package. Leon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Similar Threads | Posted |
| Pulsonix - what a waste of time | September 7, 2004, 5:15 pm |
| ANN: Pulsonix Version 3.1 available | September 8, 2004, 9:12 am |
| Pulsonix V4.0 released | October 12, 2005, 11:32 pm |
| Something wrong with Pulsonix ? | May 29, 2008, 3:29 pm |
| Pulsonix / EasyPC features | May 29, 2005, 1:08 pm |
| Pulsonix Users Group | September 26, 2005, 5:31 am |
| Pulsonix or Easy-PC ? with possible path to PADS | February 28, 2005, 9:33 am |
| multisim in real time | September 16, 2006, 8:15 pm |
| CircuitMaker Step Time puzzle | November 29, 2004, 11:39 pm |
| Re: Atanua - real-time logic simulator | January 29, 2008, 12:00 pm |
| pspice changing time step issue | March 14, 2008, 8:52 am |
| how to control the time step in .Tran analysis in spice3? | September 23, 2004, 12:04 pm |
| Brain Running Slow This A.M. - Time Delay from Laplace ?? | February 25, 2005, 1:52 pm |
| 4 Hour Work Week ! How to enjoy your spare time ! | April 5, 2008, 2:12 pm |
| [LTSPICE] crystal circuit modeling settling time and certainty | June 20, 2005, 2:59 pm |
>
> Over the last couple of weeks (on and off) I've been trying to
> download the latest demo version of Pulsonix PCB software. This is a
> big file for a demo (55Mb) and even on broadband it takes a good while
> to come through. I went through the unavoidable 'enter all your
> particulars' bit that annoyingly erases all your details if you omit
> just one little section you must start from scratch again.) Anyway,
> after several attempts when I got to about 49Mb and it went tits-up
> repeatedly and lost the connection (even when the download manager
> companion program was supposed to be looking after the process) I
> *finally* got to 55Mb., the download stopped but the 'manager' window
> remained open. No confirmation of any successful download, but no more
> bytes to come. I've done several searches on the hard disk, but there
> is no trace of their supposedly downloaded bloatware anywhere! What a
> waste of time that was. I hope no one on dial-up tries it! I must say
> I've had problems before on previous occasions trying to download
> Pulsonix., but this is just taking the piss. Anyone got any better
> suggestions for layout CAD?
>
> Thanks,
>
> P.