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You're in. -Mike
Glad to help. As I said, I find geology much more fun as a hobby than a career. You should still take those geology classes as you do seem to have an interest. Besides, in the computer industry Geogaphic Information Systems are becoming a big thing and a background in…
// >> Bore threw the continent? I have no idea what you're talking about here either.
Kamron, You're still not getting it. There is more to seimology than S and P waves. At any abrubt density or phase change you'll get a discontinuity and the generation of second-order waves. This is one method gas and oil people use to map underwater sedimentary structures in their quest…
+ >> First, we know that plates are being subducted and that the subducted + plates plunge into the asthenosphere at a near 45 degree angle. This is + fact.
Kamron, Well, a few points. First, we know that plates are being subducted and that the subducted plates plunge into the asthenosphere at a near 45 degree angle. This is fact. How do we know this? Seismological sounding. This gets into some pretty complex geophysics but to greatly simplify things…
> I still need more help. Any one know a place where I can find maps of > plate boundries? The library would be a good place to start. What kind of info are you looking for? Mike
Gary, This may be a bit long, but…. Yes, my degree is a B.S. in geology. My first job in the field was for a little environmental outfit in the L.A. area. Working in a small firm means that you're a jack of all trades. Our speciality was in doing…
I say go for it. I must warn you, however, that the geology job market ain't what it use to be. And if the republicans get the USGS shut down the market could be flooded with very qualifed people to soak up what jobs do exist. I've been pretty lucky…
Several years ago hydrohead jobs were pretty easy to come by if you had some good experience. I worked in Orange county as a geologist for several years and saw quite a few jobs come by for hydro people. I've heard the market isn't as good as it used to…
I have both the DeLorme CD-ROM and several of their atlases. The CD-ROM, Street Atlas USA, is quite complete as far as streets and roads go. ZIP code data and phone exchange data is also included. For example; I can give it the zip code of my home town and…
AutoCAD release 10 is currently available for OS/2 1.x. No announcement has been made for support on this OS past release 10. -Mike
The whole idea of the "placer" (perhaps spacer files is the correct term) files to for them to reside where ever the drawing came from, be it net or local. You can get around this and relocate the files locally using the prototype drawing option. For example, start a new…
Thanx for the info. The common thread between these problems seems to be AutoCAD R11386c2, MS-DOS 5.0 and ATI VGA Wonder cards. Sounds like it may be a problem with the bios memory location or something. I'll look into these problems further and let you guys know what I find.…
A number of people in the development staff here at Autodesk are using Stacker and have reported that it works fine. Best thing since sliced bread if I rember the exact quote correctly…. -Mike
The files in question are placer files; they are designed to grow as the drawing grows to ensure that you always have room to save your drawing. The inital release of R11 did not have these files and you could get into a situation where you could not save anything.…
The XGL Display Driver doesn't ship currently with AutoCAD but is available free of charge from your AutoCAD dealer. I'm not sure the the GX option is available on the IPC. If you do not have the Sun GX g~raphic accelerator *DO NOT* use this driver! The driver is over…
[Continued] Autodesk, Inc. develops, markets and supports a family of computer-aided design, engineering and multimedia software products for desktop computers and workstations. AutoCAD(R), the company's flagship product, is the international standard for drafting and design. Autodesk Retail products include Generic CADD(R), the low-cost computer-aided design leader, AutoSketch(R), and the newly…
[Continued] Today's appointments also fill the remaining business unit management positions. Richard Dym joins Autodesk as general manager of the Multimedia business unit. A veteran of Ashton-Tate Corp., Dym most recently served as director of application products. Joel Voelz, who has been acting as general manager of the Scientific Modeling…
[Continued] Since leading a small group of co-founders to form Autodesk in 1982, Walker has played an integral role in shaping the company. He served as Autodesk's president and CEO until 1986, and as chairman until 1988, when Walker returned to programming on a full-time basis. Walker and Autodesk co-founder…
#Management Appointment
Message #6811
AUTODESK EXECUTIVES APPOINTED Former CEO and Co-Founder John Walker Named Manager of Technology SAUSALITO, Calif. — Autodesk, Inc. today announced five key executive appointments, strengthening the infrastructure it defined last July when the company reorganized into business units. Effective immediately, Volker Kleinn acts as chief operating officer (COO); John Walker…
Stock Repurchase Plan
Message #6810
AUTODESK ANNOUNCES PLANS TO REPURCHASE SHARES Also Commits to Invest in Future Growth SAUSALITO, Calif. — Autodesk's Board of Directors approved a plan to implement a stock repurchase program whereby the company, at its discretion, may purchase from time to time in the open market up to one million shares…
Quarterly Dividend
Message #6809
AUTODESK ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND SAUSALITO, Calif. – December 16, 1991 – Autodesk (NASDAQ:ACAD) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share of its Common Stock payable January 20, 1992 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 6,…