SYSJOHN%UTOROCI.BITNET@cornellc.cit.cornell.edu (05/24/89)
Here are the replies I received in response to my query about SPICE for SUNS. First the query ... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >X-Sun-Spots-Digest: Volume 7, Issue 278, message 18 of 24 > >Does anyone know of a public domain, general purpose circuit simulation >program for SUN 3 computers? I know that DECUS distributes SPICE2 (version >2G.6 in TAR format on 9 track tape). This requires UNIX V4.1 BSD. Will >this compile under SUNOS 3.5? > >Thanks in advance for all replies. > >John Cargill >Asst. System Manager >Ontario Cancer Institute >Toronto, Ontario >Bitnet: CARGILL@UTOROCI +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Date: Tue, 9 May 89 08:39:25 PDT From: dgh@Sun.COM (David Hough) Subject: spice2g6 & spice3b1 Are sold by the industrial liason office of the EECS department at the University of California, Berkeley. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Date: Tue, 9 May 89 11:55:59 EDT From: Phil Regier <peregier@watvlsi.waterloo.edu> Subject: Re: PD SPICE for SUN 3? We have both spice2g6 and spice3b1 here and they both run under SUNOS 3.5. I can't vouch for what DECUS distributes, but ours works OK (it's all fortran except for one C file containing some auxiliary routines and one small C post-processing program). Spice 3b1 is a newer version with some additions and it is written in C. Both are public domain. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Date: Wed, 10 May 89 17:43:10 +0300 From: Sakari Jalovaara <sja@sirius.hut.fi> Subject: Re: PD SPICE for SUN 3? > I know that DECUS distributes SPICE2 (version > 2G.6 in TAR format on 9 track tape). This requires UNIX V4.1 BSD. Will > this compile under SUNOS 3.5? SPICE 3B1 compiles fine under SunOS 3.5. 3B1 is written in C (2G is in FORTRAN?) and is available through DECUS. I don't know how usable 3B1 is, I'm still trying to hack a plotting interface for the X Window System version 11 (3B1 comes with X10 support.) Not public domain, but not too expensive. I understand that commercial versions of SPICE have more extensive device libraries. Sakari Jalovaara (sja@sirius.hut.fi/uunet!santra!sirius!sja/sja@fingate.bitnet) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In closing ... Thanks to all who took the time to reply to my query! It would appear that SPICE (3B1 at least) is not public domain - but reasonably priced. If I get any more info I will post it to SUN-SPOTS. John Cargill