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From: zara on 4 Apr 2006 11:24 Hi, I just got a G4- can I load AutoCAD on it? If not, is there another program that will do the same thing? thanks in advance
From: Stephen C. on 4 Apr 2006 04:12 On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 8:24:08 -0700, zara wrote (in message <a9wYf.7197$L7.849(a)bignews2.bellsouth.net>): > Hi, I just got a G4- can I load AutoCAD on it? If not, is there another > program that will do the same thing? > thanks in advance > > The only practical way to get a WinDOH!s program to run on a Mac is to use a WinDOH!s emulator program so that you can run WinDOH!s. There are plenty of fine Mac CAD programs available. Check out www.versiontracker.com. Do a search under Mac OSX for CAD. You will find several good choices, including CADintosh, from the makers of Graphic Converter, which is an excellent program. StephenC
From: zara on 4 Apr 2006 17:50 thanks for the info. "Stephen C." <nobodyNOSPAM(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:0001HW.C057E7FC060CE5F5F03865B0(a)newsgroups.comcast.net... > On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 8:24:08 -0700, zara wrote > (in message <a9wYf.7197$L7.849(a)bignews2.bellsouth.net>): > >> Hi, I just got a G4- can I load AutoCAD on it? If not, is there another >> program that will do the same thing? >> thanks in advance >> >> > > The only practical way to get a WinDOH!s program to run on a Mac is to use > a > WinDOH!s emulator program so that you can run WinDOH!s. There are plenty > of > fine Mac CAD programs available. Check out www.versiontracker.com. Do a > search under Mac OSX for CAD. You will find several good choices, > including > CADintosh, from the makers of Graphic Converter, which is an excellent > program. > > StephenC >
From: bob prohaska's usenet account on 4 Apr 2006 21:50 zara <zspook(a)aol.com> wrote: > Hi, I just got a G4- can I load AutoCAD on it? If not, is there another > program that will do the same thing? Virtual PC will let you (slowly) run Windows apps. If you have a reasonable budget Ashlar (www.ashlar.com) offers several very nice Mac-specific CAD systems. I've been using Vellum, now called Graphite, for close to fifteen years. The nicest thing is that I can be away from it for months, but still use it effectively without needing to "warm up" to the interface. Much, much simpler to use the AutoCad. bob prohaska > >
From: isw on 5 Apr 2006 01:32
In article <3oFYf.55471$F_3.51279(a)newssvr29.news.prodigy.net>, bob prohaska's usenet account <bp(a)www.zefox.net> wrote: > zara <zspook(a)aol.com> wrote: > > Hi, I just got a G4- can I load AutoCAD on it? If not, is there another > > program that will do the same thing? > > Virtual PC will let you (slowly) run Windows apps. If you have a reasonable > budget Ashlar (www.ashlar.com) offers several very nice Mac-specific CAD > systems. I've been using Vellum, now called Graphite, for close to fifteen > years. The nicest thing is that I can be away from it for months, but still > use it effectively without needing to "warm up" to the interface. > > Much, much simpler to use the AutoCad. I agree; it's an excellent 2D CAD package (and I've used more than a few). Have you figured out how to get Vellum to run on a "contemporary" version of the OS? AFAIK, it needs a CP such as "SoftwareFPU" to run on a PowerPC, and that CP breaks every version past 9.0.4. So I'm really stuck -- 9.0.4 can't be the basis for Classic, and now I'm running OS X. So the big question is: How to run Vellum (1.0) under Classic? Isaac |