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#21209From: John FoustMar 28, 1988 4:30 AM
A friend of mine just gave me his old AutoCAD, version 2.62 (5/12/87). I tried configuring it for my PC Ltd AT clone, using the Hercules compatible mono card that came with the system. However, when I enter the drawing editor, the screen is only semi-coherent, it is full of snow and garbled data. I can tell something is there – the program isn't locked up, the video is just wrong. 'end' brings back the main menu. I tried getting it to configure as CGA mono, EGA mono, but no go. Now, I know this is an old version, but would there be a special video driver for this card? I'm guessing that the card isn't 100 percent Hercules-compatible, so that's why it's not working. I've successfully run other Hercules-compatible software on it before. Has anyone heard of this PC Ltd incompatibility before?
#21237From: Jamie Clay [Adesk]Mar 28, 1988 5:10 PM
John, I hate to ask this, but what was the condition that your friend "gave" you his old AutoCAD? Unless he sold/gave it to you, complete, and you are now assuming the registration this is a serious violation of the software's copyright. Old version or not this is not legal. Besides 2.62 isn't all that old, it is the version prior to Release 9 and quite powerful just the same. I hate being the heavy, but if you don't own the software you better erase it. Please supply me <in Email> with a valid registration as I would like to be able to offer you support as a legitimate user, through this forum. Jamie [Autodesk, Inc.]
#21237From: Jamie Clay [Adesk]Mar 28, 1988 5:10 PM
John, I hate to ask this, but what was the condition that your friend "gave" you his old AutoCAD? Unless he sold/gave it to you, complete, and you are now assuming the registration this is a serious violation of the software's copyright. Old version or not this is not legal. Besides 2.62 isn't all that old, it is the version prior to Release 9 and quite powerful just the same. I hate being the heavy, but if you don't own the software you better erase it. Please supply me <in Email> with a valid registration as I would like to be able to offer you support as a legitimate user, through this forum. Jamie [Autodesk, Inc.]