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#Auto-Cad ?

    28-Jul-90 19:44:49
Sb: #114637-#Auto-Cad ?
Fm: Jim Hatcher 76166,1615
To: John Sobernheim(TCR) 76625,1210
I am currently using AutoCAD on a 2088 BridgeBoard, using release 10…It is true you need a math coprosser, but only for versions 9 and later, of which 10 is the mostrent…however, it is EXTREMELY slow, so I only use it for minor modifications to drawings I have created at work, using a 386 clone… There are several Amiga CAD programs out that do offer DXF compatibility, but you should know that DXF is not a very good standard…even importing one back into AutoCAD, you lose some information(i.e. attributes do not survive) and at 4.77, the 2088 board is unbearible for serious work…I love my Amigas (I have 2) but for IBM emulation, they just don't compair to a good clone… for the same price of the 286 BridgeBoard, you can get a 286 clone, with 1Meg of ram, VGA card and monitor, and a 12Mhz speed…Hope this helps…