Spectrum Software

Spectrum Software 是一家位于加利福尼亚州的软件公司，主要专注于电气仿真和分析工具，最著名的是电路模拟器 Micro-Cap。[1] 它由 Andy Thompson 于 1980 年 2 月创立。最初，该公司专注于为 Apple II 系统提供软件。

最早的产品之一是 Logic Designer and Simulator。该产品于 1980 年 6 月发布，是第一个可用于个人计算机的集成电路编辑器和逻辑仿真系统。在许多方面，它是 Micro-Cap 产品的前身。其主要目标是为数字仿真提供“电路创建和仿真”环境。

1981 年 8 月，第一个程序的模拟等效程序 Circuit Designer and Simulator 发布。其集成的文本编辑器为简单、线性、模拟模拟器创建了电路描述。1982 年 9 月，第一个 Micro-Cap 软件包作为 Circuit Designer and Simulator 的后继产品发布。Micro-Cap 这个名字源于术语“微计算机电路分析程序”。

Spectrum Software is a software company based in California, whose main focus is electrical simulation and analysis tools, most notably the circuit simulator Micro-Cap.[1] It was founded in February 1980 by Andy Thompson. Initially, the company concentrated on providing software for Apple II systems.

One of the earliest products was Logic Designer and Simulator. Released in June 1980, this product was the first integrated circuit editor and logic simulation system available for personal computers. In many ways it was the forerunner of the Micro-Cap products. Its primary goal was to provide a “circuit creation and simulation” environment for digital simulation.

In August 1981, the analog equivalent of the first program, Circuit Designer and Simulator, was released. Its integrated text editor created circuit descriptions for a simple, linear, analog simulator. September 1982 saw the release of the first Micro-Cap package as a successor to the Circuit Designer and Simulator. The name Micro-Cap was derived from the term Microcomputer Circuit Analysis Program.