Protel 99SE

What works

The important stuff - DDB files, binder, new projects, schematics, PCBs, schematic->PCB sync, PCB DRC, PCB printer, CAM outputs.

To get this to work, try the following guide (I assume you have winetricks):

1. Install dcom98, corefonts, mdac28 and jet40 in winetricks.
2. Set Windows version to 2000.
3. Install Protel 99SE.
   
4. Install Service Pack 6.

What does not

Maximized design windows behave oddly with binder (but OK with schematic and PCB it seems). PCB3D does not generate an useful image and sometimes dies outright with GLXBadContext. Sometimes throws an exception on finish.

PCB and schematic rendering is slightly slower than on Windows.

Workarounds

What was not tested

Stuff not listed above.

Hardware tested

Graphics:

• GPU:
• Driver:

Additional Comments

I'm not sure if silver or gold is the right rating. There are some flaws, but I think that this is such a complex app that if a few relatively useless parts fail (like PCB3D) and the rest works perfectly it averages out to gold :)

* Create 32bit Wine prefix

* Set wine version to Windows 2000

* Set odbc32 and odbccp32 to native in winecfg

* Install MDAC 2.8 SP1 & Jet 4.0 (SP8) with winetricks

    winetricks mdac28 jet40

* Run Protel Setup. In the Setup Type screen choose Custom and uncheck NT Drivers

* Install SP6