HELLO WORLD
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 CADD program
under $1000, Infoworld Buyers Assurance Seal, and MS-DOS CADD Program of
the Year (1991) from Infoworld.
The new version (just released) offers multiple views, The ability to read
AutoCAD DWG files, DXF in/out, enhanced Macros (with variables, loops, flow
control, file i/o, etc) fillable fonts (for presentation quality text),
more hatch patterns, XMS memory support, and a host of other enhancements.
It's also supported here on CompuServe in the Autodesk Retail Products
forum (GO ARETAIL)
Also if you would like to get a feel for Generic CADD, you can download a
Non-saving demo of the prior version, CADD 5.0 (we are working on one for
CADD 6.0) from the ARETAIL software libraries.