CompuServe Thread

#CAD Programs

2 messages in this thread
#132350From: Tom BarkerFeb 16, 1994 1:00 AM
Peter, In December Richard Nolen sent me a beautiful 14 page color brochure on the Unix XCAD product. It looks very impressive. He said it would run under DESQview/X which is an XWindows system for DOS PC's. Do you know anything about DESQview/X? One of the nice things for Amiga XCAD users is the command syntax is exactly the same. So if your business warranted a new file server or you needed to use one of the new modules such as Piping and Instrumentation it would be a very small learning curve to jump to the Unix version(UNix and DOS not withstanding). BTW, do know how much the list price of 999.00 in Pounds is in US currency? I hope you come here to the forums on CIS often. I have been looking for a contact for Amiga CAD in Europe. Do you know aything about a program from Germany called MaxonCAD? Are there many Amiga CAD users in Europe? How are you involved in the CAD industry? (So many questions from this snoopy American! 8^)……) I hope your review goes well and that I can get hold of a copy of it, when published! Thanks for the post! Tom
#132392From: Peter JonesFeb 16, 1994 3:08 PM
Tom, 999 pounds would be around 1500 dollars. I log on to the Amiga fora at least once a day. MaxonCAD, I think, is a down-market CAD program. I'll check. I am connected with the CAD industry inasmuch as I am a journalist specializing in the Amiga and also a personal friend of John Warren, who is the XCAD Europe man (He has a deal with Richard Nolan). I can give you a copy of the review, when published. Do you want the French or Dutch version? <g> Pete