Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:52:19 -0400
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> To achieve the form factor we were talking about we were estimating
> a 6 to 8 layer board.

PCB supports 8 layer boards.  If you need more, edit globalconst.h and
#define it to a higher value.  MUCS defaults to allowing up to 16
layers.  If you have a specific concern, I'll look at the sources and
see what's up and if it can be fixed.  And yes, I *know* the libraries
all stink, but building new ones from scratch for the specific
components we use won't be difficult.

I looked at Eagle but I didn't feel like spending $3000 to get all the
features you'd need to do "everything" (complex boards with
autorouting).  And I wasn't impressed when I found that their RS232
footprints were on 100 mil centers instead of 108 like they're
supposed to be.