Lpc2000

Robert Wood wrote:

> >> The market decided, I'm alone with my CAD package, and probably
> close to alone with DOS, but when you've absolutely got to run stuff
> real fast
> I'd rather have DOS than win anything.  <<
>
> No Al, you're not alone. I too run a DOS package. I've yet to find a
> Windows CAD package that comes anywhere close to being as good as my old
> DOS one for a whole number of reason.

The best thing about my package is that it came fully documented, some 
20+manuals, included all the file formats etc. had its own extended 
memory manager, in the days of 640-k DOS, that has NEVER crashed, and is 
fully extendable by the user. It's probably about 40% or more my own 
work by now. For example I updated the graphics from 800x600 max to 1280 
x 1024, wrote a metric option for it, my own fill procedures. If I want 
a feature it's there, if I don't, like the enforced document control in 
protel, I can roll my own thing.

> I had a f*ckwit of a boss where I used to work who was constantly
> badgering me to change to a Windows one. The minute I left, he changed
> it and the other engineers there hate the new version. I often think the
> market is decided by complete buffoons passing off as managers who think
>   they know better than the engineers what is the best way to go.

Unfortunately I'm not in a position to complain to the boss, she'd 
divorce me if I did.

Al

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