This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Ara: I am quite impressed with Micron. They've been around a long time in the background (making RAM chips). They started selling their own machines in part because after the Sumimoto plant blew up outside Tokyo, the price of RAM has gone up drastically. Micron can keep their prices low…
Kevin: No problem. Obviously, we're trying to put our spin on this. We want people to associate these programs with Eclipse now. And since we're the ones in closest contact with our customers, most of the enhancements will be from our input, implemented by Paul and company. David [Eclipse]
Greg: Please send a copy of that poster to Genny. I've been telling her that for years. And now she's starting her own business! David
Joe: Some quick answers. Facade does not require AME. It uses its own built-in modeler so that the entities it creates have intelligence. For example, a wall knows that a window "belongs" to it. If you move the window, the wall adjusts acordingly. Models created with Facade are render-ready. Facade…
Joe: I believe that the suggested retail price of AME is still $500. As for Facade and 3D Studio, models created using Facade are render-ready. Just bring the model into 3D Studio and have at it. That's how our current advertising image was made. 15 minutes with Facade and then…
Kevin: A minor correction. Architectural Power Tools and Facade both "originated" at Caricato Systems. Paul has left to devote full time to Facade and other projects. Facade 2.0 was definitely a collaborative project with Eclipse. The latest version of APT had our input as well. Both are market exclusively by…
John: The Strip can get to be a bit much. I've been going to Vegas every year for Comdex since the early 80's. But I've also got two very good friends that moved there a couple of years ago and they love it. Las Vegas is pretty much like any…
It's just all those people in Las Vegas who are waiting to have beach-front property.
Greg: Oooo, I like that idea. David
Sorry. I wasn't being insensitive. I was just saying that it seemed so incongruous on Monday to be sitting here in my office all day with CNN on in the background, turning every once in a while to watch as more awful news came in, only to have someone call…
Greg: I heard that Tanya Harding paid someone off to cause the earthquake this morning just to get herself off the front page for a change. David
Glad to hear you're okay. Dana called from Santa Clara. When she said she had no trouble getting to work I figured you were probably well outside the damaged area down in Newport. David
Glad to hear you're okay. I know that CNN isn't exaggerating, but I found it incongruous that after watching CNN all morning, I received phone calls from people in LA at work on a "normal" Monday. Their response to my questions, "No, it didn't take me any longer to get…
Joe: Adding to what Evan said, Claris CAD is no longer sold and Claris has worked out a deal for its users to upgrade to AutoCAD Release 12 for the Mac. David [CADalyst]
Eric: I am amazed at the favorable response to my editorial from AutoCAD dealers, but I guess it makes sense. From what I am hearing, dealers are not really making any money selling AutoCAD at its present price because they are having to discount it so deeply. So, mass marketing…
Chuck: See, it's the simple things in life. That intermediate step wouldn't prevent someone from screwing up their configuration, but at least there would be an additional warning that might prevent some of the problems dealers otherwise have to cope with. David
Steve: If you're in need of a machine now, I'd buy a 60MHz or 66MHz Pentium (and not worry about whether it's a 60 or 66). The faster machines are going to take some time yet to reach the market and are certainly going to demand a premium when they…
Brian: The board came in a system from Micron that arrived a couple of weeks ago. Everything works fine with 3DS 2.0 and everything else I've tried to run on it. But when I try to configure 3DS 3.0 (with your company's inline driver) to render at any resolution higher…
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Best Pentium System
Message #76517
Andrew: The machine that's on my desk is an optimized Pentium PCI system. I would think that any of the PCI systems are new designs that take better advantage of the Pentium and its wider bus architecture. The system I received for review has an SRP of just over $5800.…
I've been very please thus far with the system I've received for eval from Micron. It's a 60MHz Pentium PCI with a 2MB Diamond Viper PCI graphics board. The unit came with 32MB of RAM, a 16MB caching disk controller, and a 540MB hard drive. The review of this machine…
Chuck: You've got it. That was the very argument I've been making in favor of the limited AutoLISP that was SUPPOSED to be included in LT. As for those users who might not be "AutoCAD Ready," they could be accomodated with a simple change to the installation and configuration routine,…
Eric: There are a lot of things that could be addressed on the training issue. But, I will also add that AutoCAD has gotten a bad rap over the years. A lot of people consider AutoCAD to be a difficult program to learn. I don't know why. Have you ever…
Chuck: Very good point and one that I had not completely considered. I do, however, also call for a significant reduction in the cost of AutoCAD to make it more of a mass-market product. I think there is a very big market out there for CAD that hasn't taken the…
Chuck: I assume that you're talking about my February editorial "Chinese Firedrill." I've thought about the dealer question many times in the past year and spoke at length about it with a number of people when I did the interviews with Malcolm Davies and Scott Bentley in the November issue.…
Andrew: Both Xanadu and AMIX are alive and off stuggling on their own. I agree with you, Ted Nelson's vision is extremely powerful and may someday come to fruition. If it does, it will indeed change the world. It just didn't pay back within a reasonable timeframe for Autodesk's corporate…
Steve: About a year after Autodesk acquired Xanadu, John Walker presented a look at the work he and the Xanadu team had been doing. The preview was held at one of the early CAD Camps. I remember sitting cross-legged on the floor at John's feet in a room filled to…
Brad: I figured that Ted and company were still at it. I didn't know that Joel was involved though. I had started to just give a quick answer. Then I pulled out my copy of "The Autodesk Files" and saw John Walker's statements and couldn't resist including that pithy quote.…
Chuck: Thanks for your help. I'll give Vibrant a call and see if they can send me a beta of the new driver. David
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Viper PCI Problem
Message #75527
John: Thanks. Rachel Rosenthal has also told me that my difficulties are the result of a driver problem that was about to be remedied. I guess I can wait a couple of weeks. David
Jerry: I have been very pleased so far with the Pentium system I just received for review from Micron Computer Systems. It's a PCI bus-based 60MHz system with 32MB of RAM and a Diamond graphics board. David
Murph': That explains it. We haven't quite shipped Facade yet. At the time I spoke with you at Autodesk U, we were going to ship version 1.5. When we saw how close we were to getting 2.0 finished, we decided to skip 1.5 and go right to the next release.…
Murph': No problem. But I do need to have my cage rattled every now and then. Which program was I sending you flyers for? David
They say they're expecting 170,000 people this year. I can't wait. NOT.
Michele: Of course I will save a dinner date with you. But the next one had better be in Australia. David PS. I'll say hello to Evan for you. He's sitting right here. We're in Las Vegas at yet another Comdex. And I had an interesting flight down from Seattle…
Murph: I assume you don't mean Tim Conway. Yeah, well. Thanks. David
Michele: Are you trying to inflate my ego even more? David
Charle Grodin was the "private personal confidential secretary" to the guy whose body Warren Beatty ends up in. Remember? Grodin was having an affair with Dianne Cannon, who played his wife. And there's one point in the movie where Beatty sees Grodin right after Cannon makes some funny noise in…
Michele: That's okay. Evan lives to read provocative messages over other people's shoulders. Yes, of course you have to let all of us voyeurs have a glimpse through your curtains every once in a while. You're a globe trotter. You're alluring. You're single. We gave all that up and became…
Michele: Come on. You know us by now. If you're going to talk about your love life, we're all going to listen. We have no lives of our own so we live vicariously through you. Seriously though, I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to say goodbye to you before…
Who Writes This Stuff?
Message #63704
You can subscribe in a number of ways. The easiest would be for you to call (503) 343-1200, ext. 114 (CADalyst foreign circulation manager) or to write to: CADalyst Subscriber Services, P.O. Box 7673, Riverton, NJ 08077-7673, USA. Be sure to include your complete name and mailing address. I assume…
Mike: I don't know how much involvement I will have in PC Graphics & Video, but it is going to be managed by the same group that has responsibility for CADalyst, so there will most likely be some cross pollenation. David
Would you care to submit your comments as a "Letter to the Editor?" I have been pushing for more 3DS coverage in CADalyst. Now that our parent company, Advanstar Communications has purchased Highcolor magazine and renamed it PC Graphics & Video, I suspect that we will have the opportunity to…
I'd love to hear about your experiences. I fought similar battles down in Memphis when I was still practicing there.
No problem. Advanstar's Eugene office is at (503) 343-1200. The offer was for a four month free trial subscription afterwhich you'd have the opportunity to continue as a paid subscriber.
The main CADalyst number (actually for Advanstar Communications) is (503) 343-1200. Please stay in touch. I'm very interested to hear about your successes in bringing CAD and computerized visualization to the Hillier Group. We could probably work together on a story for CADalyst at some point in the future. Perhaps…
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#Adesk U talent @ booth
Message #61856
No, we're on the same page on this. I think the architect will continue to charge the client for the final design presentation regardless of what form it takes. I just don't think the architect will be able to charge any more than he does already simply because the presentation…
I think clients will be willing to pay for some of it, but then clients already pay for things like artist's renderings. One thing that computer rendering offers is that the architect can provide it as a direct result of having done all the modeling and design work in the…
I saw your message to James Murphy and thought I'd answer you directly and also start a dialog (since I once applied for a job with the Hillier Group when I first got out of school). Architectural Power Tools: This is an architectural design and drafting system that runs inside…
James: As soon as I get back from Autodesk University, I'll get 150 flyers out to you. I've got a plane to catch in a few minutes, but once I get to my hotel, I'll post a better response to your message . David
Greg: Okay. I'll see what's offered in Bellingham. I know that there is some pretty good fly fishing in this neck of the woods. David
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