This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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AUTOSKETCH/DJ500C DRIVER
Message #21510
Robert, You will get better response if you ask that question in the ARETAIL forum, where we support AutoSketch. Also it would be most helpful if you would indicate if this is for DOS or Windows AutoSketch. Lastly, in Black and White mode the DeskJet is compatible with the HP…
I don't think you are going to like my answers. First of all, it was my impression that when the programs were translated for metric use, that the symbols were also resized for standard sizes used in the UK and Australia. You might want to take this up with Autodesk…
AUTOSIG DOESNT DIAL IN
Message #21508
Check the phone number you provided. Make sure that is valid. Also check the strings that get sent to initialize and dial the modem. The best support for ATO is found in section 1 of the IBMCOM forum.
Keller, You will get a better response if you ask your questions in the Autodesk Retail Products forum where AutoSketch is supported. You can use either GO SKETCH or GO ARETAIL to get to the forum. Message section 3 is for AutoSketch questions. See ya there.
Just FYI, the S3 based cards should NOT suffer the same bottle-neck that TIGA and 8514 cards suffer. With those type of cards you tend to operate either in the accelerated mode, or in a standard VGA mode via a Pass through type operation. From the way I understand things…
Lee, I think that the problem was perhaps not initially Diamond's fault. I think that S3 has some problems with their VESA compatibility, and I think that Diamond based their ROM's off of what S3 provided and carried the problems through. I believe that both firms are working on this…
Martin, More than likely you are confused because CompuServe keeps track of the highest numbered message you read, and will not show you older messages (keeps you from reading stuff over and over, and having to pay for it) unless you set back the "age" of the messages you want…
Hey, I'm just glad (he says doing the "aww shucks pebble-kicking shuffle") that I could be of assistance. I'm also proud that it all worked out, that you folks won you case, and that we get a bunch of free press out of it… And believe it or not, more…
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#Alec's in the News!
Message #9647
I wonder if Alec will point out that he used CompuServe to gather information about software for thus purpose.. The forums (Both ARETAIL where he first started asking questions (before I referred him here), and ASOFT where he was able to speak with the developers of the program) played a…
Buck, The best support for ATO can be found in section 1 of the IBMCOM forum. That is where the real ATO experts hang out. Scottv (sysop & ATO user)
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Autosketch 3
Message #9645
Visitor, Your problem is that you are drawing to scale. Simply put, Don't Do That. Draw your stuff full sized (one of the benefits of a CADD program) then worry about scaling when it comes time to print. If you either GO SKETCH or GO ARETAIL (both take you to…
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.dwg to .eps
Message #9644
I think that HiJack can only read DXF files where AutoCAD is concerned, I don't remember it having the ability to read a DWG file.
helps evaluate software for your company I can also put you directly in contact with our major accounts person if you would like to personally evaluate a copy of Generic CADD for use by your staff who are not using AutoCAD. If you would rather I leave you alone, and…
Jim (James), Forgive me if this sounds like a sales pitch. I'm not in sales, I'm in support. If I was in sales I could probably manage to make this more subtle and/or compelling. I loved your message re proper time to evaluate programs (re wcedit) in the AutoCAD forum.…
Jake, I too like the SpeedSTAR card. Out of curiosity, what is your opinion of their new Stealth VRAM card?
In addition to the Student version of AutoCAD I would suggest Generic CADD 6.0 (list price $495, sold in places like Egghead and Software etc. for a significant discount). We also offer a 60 day money back satisfaction warranty. The prior version won the PC Mag editors choice for best…
Brian, In all fairness I must point out that AutoCAD was smart enough to "BUY" a significant portion of that 70% when they bought Generic Software almost three years ago. (Generic CADD has about 20-25% of the market when figured on a basis of # of users, the only fair…
Myron, I was going to tell you all about Generic CADD for the Macintosh, and our 60 day satisfaction warranty, but Malcolm beat me to it… So, I'll just say… "what he said" and leave it pretty much at that. OH yeah, if you have Questions about Generic CADD, either…
Carl, I think you have gotten a little confused. You really need to post this message in the ARETAIL forum, which is where we support the retail products like Generic CADD and AutoSketch. As a first step I would suggest using the MA command, pressing the right mouse button and…
COOL STUFF. I'd imagine that someone would be interested in that.
Or (the official one) GO ARETAIL.
You will shortly have mail :>
[Continued] Autodesk Retail Products, a subsidiary of Autodesk, Inc., markets and sells computer-aided design & drafting (CADD) software and related products for microcomputer users. Autodesk is a public company with shares traded on the NASDAQ National Market System, under the symbol ACAD(TM). Autodesk Retail Products is located at 11911 North…
[Continued] Educators will appreciate the fact that AutoCAD Simulator allows multiple passwords so more than one student can work on the system at different times. The program also saves individual user data so students can pick up where they left off in a future session. Besides exercises to test student…
#AutoSIM press release
Message #4517
Contact: Tim Leavitt Product Marketing Manager Autodesk Retail Products (206) 487-2233 For Immediate Release: Autodesk Announces New Computer-Based Tutorial for AutoCAD Bothell, Wash. — October 16, 1991 — Autodesk Retail Products announced today the upcoming release of AutoCAD(R) Simulator(TM), a computer-based tutorial for AutoCAD Release 11. The company plans to…
I have the back half of one done in Generic 3D. the guy was doing the model in his spare time and ran out of spare time. It's everything from the boom back, but the bulb at the front is missing.
Well you would need a player. I suggest PLAY73.ZIP which is in LIB 9 because it was just uploaded and all new files (a month or less old) are located in LIB 9 You will also need PKUNZIP, which is one of the files in PKZ110.EXE which you can probably…
Grant, I think the user was asking about a 6300 PLUS, which is a 80286 machine. However I do agree with you, in the long run the user would be much better off to upgrade to a 386 or better yet a 486 system. If you spend the bucks for…
I'll pass that on to Lisa. I'll also tell her you referred to her as an "it"… :>
I Don't even think its POSSIBLE to put a VGA into an apple ][. Even if you could you would still be running the old 6802 processor, and ALL the software being discussed in this forum runs on Intel 8088/8086/80286/80386/486 based machines. Some of the software here (Animator-Pro and 3D…
Grant, the AT&T 6300(8086 based cpu) and 6300+(286 based CPU) do CGA plus their own special 640x400x2 mode. I think what he wants is a driver that supports the AT&T 640×400 2 color mode (which is very similar to the same mode supported by some Compaq and Toshiba machines from…
Actually the person you and I need to talk with is LISA, who is the one who wrote the DXF converter. What we have is good, but there are some really big gaps where polygons and holes are concerned.
Gary, Just go over to GENERIC and in LIB 9 you will find some nice big DXF files I uploaded. Many of them contain the entities that he is talking about. For example the side of the JENNY Bi-plane is a multi-verticed polygon that is translated to LINES in the…
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Generic 3D -> 3DStudio
Message #4107
Well yes to make USE of the comment field we would have to agree on a standard. Keep in mind that it's a comment, so it's SUPPOSED to be ignored unless the DXF processor knows that specific comments mean specific things. So in theory it would not break anything. I…
We are working on this issue with CIS. We have one large problem, limits to the name. The forum name you see on the menu when you GO ADESK has a maximum of 31 characters (not including the word forum at the end). The name you see when you GO…
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Generic CAD to Animator
Message #937
Well, Animator or Animator Pro? From CADD 5.0.5 we offer the ability to save in PCX format. And Animator has ways of reading PCX files. From 3D you would have to save in GX2 format and use a utility program (which we could probably send him) that came with out…