> Cheating? I did that board when pcb only I meant that hobby folks can rarely afford to have via-in-pad done. Unless there's some way to hand-prep each via so the bga can be soldered on. Otherwise, we need to either stick with "normal" rules or avoid BGAs altogether.
> The real issue here separation the hobbyist from the professional is the > cost of the components. Boards of this nature are likely to run into the > thousands of dollars each for small quantities (pcb fabrication, > components and assembly). Yup. I think technology has gotten to the point where the hobbyist can make *a* motherboard, but not a leading edge one. _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
