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brew install ngspice v46_1 LicenseRef-Homebrew-cannot-represent

Spice circuit simulator

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30-day installs · #2326
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90-day · #2332
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If you need the graphical plotting functions you need to install X11 with:
  brew install --cask xquartz
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