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James: I welcome change. I started taking AutoCAD classes several years ago when I saw what was happening in drawing office. I took all the courses I could find. I bought a computer(I bought Tony Hotchkiss' old 286), some affordable software(Generic CAD) and (several computers later) eventually found some work. I moved to Victoria last August and have been basically idle ever since. I almost had some work last month, but due to my lack of experience with Claris CAD didn't get it. That's when I realized that even if I wanted to, I couldn't learn Claris CAD legally. Since it wasn't sold anymore and no local colleges taught it I was out of luck. This situation seems wrong to me. I believe there should always be a path a person can take to learn the tools that the workplace requires. That's why I bring this topic up. I'm looking for practical solutions to a real problem. So far in all of this discussion I haven't heard a single one. You still question the need for learning more that 1 CAD program. Well, imagine you have 2 resumes on your desk and one knows the program that you use and the other doesn't. All other factors bieng equal(experience, etc.) who would you hire? J.F.