I did manage to try Altium Designer 14 and found that the schematic capture was just like the old Protel 3.0, same short cuts etc.
#PROTEL ADVANCED PCB 27 SOFTWARE#
Always keep it open, also keeping the schematic software open seems to work as it uses the same BWCC.DLL. Open Task Manager and close the process "wowexec.exe" Then you can open Advanced PCB 2.8 and the buttons will be correct or 3.
The solution to the corrupted buttons is: 1. My dad got a new PC, a Athlon x2 64 setup. He saved the floppies on the PCs hard drive and returned the floppies back to his friend. He learned the program inside-out and soon enough he was making PCBs like nothing. In this document, the ASCII PCB file format for Protel PCB 99 SE will only. His friend got a copy of Protel Advanced PCB on 1.44Mb floppies, and my dad tried it out.
#PROTEL ADVANCED PCB 27 32 BIT#
It looks like there is a problem with the 16 to 32 bit code in Win7x32, WOWEXEC.EXE. 9 Gerber Options Advanced Placer Options Design Rule Checker Options Classes. It doesn't happen under WinXPx32, but there are problems if you use the Microsoft XP extension to Win7x32.
Doesn't matter what version you use the problem is the same. Direct link tó the product shaIl be included fór your maximum convénience as soon ás it becomes avaiIable.Wise Software VisuaICAM 16.2.10 1CD Mician Mician Microwave Wizard v7.5 Win3264 1CD Tektronix WaveStar.v2.6 1CDWaveStarWSTROPCTDS3000B CoWare, Inc.Coware LisaTek.2005.1.1 for WinALL 1CD Coware LisaTek.2005.1. The problem lies with the 16 bit DLL, BWCC.DLL. So I tried to run the Protel under Win7x32 and found the schematic program was fine but the pcb software would have its buttons corrupted if you opened it, closed it then opened it again. Virtual machines work very well, but they are a bit cumbersome to use: You have to boot them and then get your info in and out of them, they also have to be configured. Protel 99 SE PCB layout design tools Protel 99SE Protel 99 SE schematic and PCB design tutorial (3rd edition) POWERFUL TOOLS FOR NEXT-GENERATION ELECTRONICS DESIGN Altium software empowers makers, engineers, and designers of electronics-based products to create a smarter, safer, and more connected world. It runs fine under WinXPx32, but my 2 computers run Win10圆4 and Win7x32. Not able to afford the $10k price tag of Altium Designer 15 I've been looking at reusing the old software for hobby purposes. I definitely preferred it to the Protel 98/99. I bought my copy of Protel Advanced PCB 2.8/Advanced Scematic 3 in the late 90's. A small Australian company that developed good schematic/pcb cad software at a great price. In the beginning there was Protel, before they became Altium.