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diff --git a/academic/xcircuit/README b/academic/xcircuit/README index 38d5649e3c1b0..b8eca76d61cba 100644 --- a/academic/xcircuit/README +++ b/academic/xcircuit/README @@ -1,14 +1,10 @@ -XCircuit is a program for drawing publishable-quality electrical circuit -schematic diagrams and related figures, and produce circuit netlists through -schematic capture. XCircuit regards circuits as inherently hierarchical, and -writes both hierarchical PostScript output and hierarchical SPICE netlists. -Circuit components are saved in and retrieved from libraries which are fully -editable. XCircuit does not separate artistic expression from circuit -drawing; it maintains flexiblity in style without compromising the power -of schematic capture. - -XCircuit is flexible enough to be used as a generic program for drawing just -about anything, and is competitive with powerful programs such as xfig. -It is especially good for any task requiring repeated use of a standard set -of graphical objects, including architectural drawing, printed circuit board -(PCB) layouts, and music typography. +XCircuit is a UNIX/X11 (and Windows, if you have an X-Server running, +or Windows API, if not) program for drawing publishable-quality +electrical circuit schematic diagrams and related figures, and produce +circuit netlists through schematic capture. XCircuit regards circuits +as inherently hierarchical, and writes both hierarchical PostScript +output and hierarchical SPICE netlists. Circuit components are saved +in and retrieved from libraries which are fully editable. XCircuit +does not separate artistic expression from circuit drawing; it +maintains flexiblity in style without compromising the power of +schematic capture. |