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SOFTWARE IS NOT NEW.  FOR EXAMPLE, YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF AN APPLICATION
KNOWN AS SPICE SIMULATION PROGRAM WITH INTEGRATED CIRCUIT EMPHASIS.  THOSE
WHO KNOW THEIR WAY AROUND THIS PROGRAM HAVE USED IT TO CREATE AND TEST
COMPLEX DESIGNS WITHOUT MELTING A SINGLE BIT OF SOLDER.  IN FACT, THE ARRL
OFFERS A BOOK TITLED CIRCUIT SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS THAT WILL GUIDE YOU
THROUGH THE PROCESS.  DESIGNING AND TESTING A CIRCUIT IN SOFTWARE IS AN
EXCELLENT WAY TO EXERCISE YOUR CREATIVE IMAGINATION WITHOUT THE RISK OF
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DOING HARM TO YOURSELF OR OTHERS.  HOWEVER, YOU HAVE TO BRING YOUR CIRCUIT
INTO THE REAL WORLD AT SOME POINT.  AFTER ALL, AS MARK TWAIN ONCE SAID, A
MAN WHO CARRIES A CAT BY THE TAIL LEARNS SOMETHING HE CAN LEARN IN NO OTHER
WAY.  WITH DESIGNING AND BUILDING IN MIND, THE NEXT LOGICAL STEP IN THE
EVOLUTION OF SOFTWARE DESIGN JUST MIGHT BE THE NEW MULTISIM BLUE FOR
WINDOWS.  THIS PROGRAM, OFFERED BY THE FOLKS AT MOUSER ELECTRONICS, WILL
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