how to convert old orcad sch pcb to win32 orcad formats
- install msdos orcad esp 4.2 with sdt 4.13 and pcb 2.2 or versions close.
- install win32 year 99-2k orcad or demo or student edition from win98.
- in capture open sch sdt file and it will convert if old dos sdt libraries exist.
- in old orcad pcb plot pcb layer to dxf file, in win32 orcad layout import dxf .
- in layout print layer as black-white to hp-adobe postscript driver to file ps.
- open ps file with ghostview and convert to pdf and print it or store it.
you need win98 to do all this. but you have xp make dual boot with both win98 and xp, take the help of a computer expert or you may end up crashing xp. you are still unable to convert take the help of a software person. the later versions of orcad may not open these files.
