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On Sat, 25 Jan 2025 02:02:18 -0500, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:

>    There was one design pkg - I think it's now been redone several times
>    and sells as "Altium" - which was easy and intuitive. Some Linux
>    freebies now exist which are kinda the same, but maybe not quite as
>    intuitive. Some try to be TOO helpful in routing the wire traces -
>    very annoying.
>    Wanna do it MY way !

Like many things it's that last 5% that's a bear. At least with 
microcontrollers a lot happens on the chip so you're not dealing with 
address and data lines as well as any peripherals you need.