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- This information was released today, Tuesday, July 20, 1993 at 9:07 am EDT.
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- For Immediate Release
- Contact: Lynne Saunders
- 415-332-2344, extension 8753
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- AUTODESK SHIPS RELEASE 12 FOR THE MACINTOSH
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- SAUSALITO, Calif. -- July 20, 1993 -- Autodesk announced today that
- AutoCADr Release 12 for the Macintosh is now available. "I believe this product
- is our finest Macintosh product ever," said John Lynch, vice president of
- Autodesk's Product Development Group.
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- The greatly enhanced features and unprecedented performance of AutoCAD
- Release 12, combined with the Macintoshr platform, offer Macintosh users as
- well as pencil-based drafters and designers the advantages of the world's best-
- selling desktop CAD program. "This Macintosh version of AutoCAD is very easy to
- master and it provides the power and productivity needed by architects and
- engineers who favor the Macintosh platform," said Lynch. "The Apple Macintosh
- personal computer is an important platform for Autodesk, and this fully
- compatible version of AutoCAD represents a strengthening of our commitment to
- the Macintosh user."
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- "Traditional Macintosh and AutoCAD users alike will appreciate the elegant
- combination of these two products that unites the power of Macintosh with the
- new features and look of AutoCAD Release 12," said Bob Puette, president of
- Apple Computer, Inc., U.S.A. "By taking advantage of the Macintosh ease of use
- and connectivity, we believe AutoCAD Release 12 for the Macintosh will boost
- CAD users' productivity and promote the sharing of ideas and information
- between applications and departments."
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- AutoCAD Release 12 for the Macintosh includes all key AutoCAD Release 12
- features, including support for the Advanced Modeling Extensionr (AMEr),
- AutoCAD Development SystemTM (ADS), AutoCAD Visualization Extension (AVE),
- AutoCAD SQL InterfaceTM (ASI), AutoCAD SQL ExtensionTM (ASE), Autodesk Device
- InterfaceTM (ADIr), AutoLISPr and 8-bit fonts.
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- Features specific to the Macintosh platform include:
- A substantial increase in speed. For example, internal benchmarks
- show the following increases in performance
- over AutoCAD Release 11 for Macintosh:
- ADS 5 to 100 times faster
- AutoLISP execution up to 20 percent faster
- AutoLISP loading up to 300 percent faster
- Zoom and redraw up to 50 percent faster
- Enhanced GUI menus and dialog boxes
- User-customizable tools palette (for icons and characters)
- Interactive status and coordinate display line
- Support for icon and text menus
- Support for AppleShare networks
- Support for PICT file format
- Copy and paste and text scrolling capabilities in the
- graphics command lines area
- Use of ADB digitizer as a system mouse (mole mode)
- New 32-bit display-list driver for enhanced drawing performance
- Enhanced capabilities for copying and pasting graphics,
- both within AutoCAD and between AutoCAD
- and other Macintosh applications
- A drag and drop feature that allows users to open drawings or run
- scripts by simply dragging documents into AutoCAD
- Licensed technology from Appler the Shared Library Manager that
- dynamically loads ADS applications and Threads, a scheduler
- that speeds up ADS applications
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- AutoCAD Release 12 for the Macintosh runs on the Macintosh QuadraTM series
- 700, 800, 900 and 950; Macintosh CentrisTM 650; Macintosh IIci, IIcx, IIvx,
- IIfx, IIsi and IIx; Macintosh SE/30 and LCIII under the Apple operating system,
- Version 7.1 or higher. All models must have a math coprocessor and a monitor
- that supports at least 640 x 480 pixel resolution.
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- The suggested retail price of AutoCAD Release 12 for the Macintosh is
- US$3,750. Current users of Release 10 can upgrade to Release 12 for US$700, and
- current users of Release 11 can upgrade for US$500. Education and international
- (including Canadian) prices for Autodesk products and upgrades may vary. For
- the name of the Authorized Autodesk Dealer nearest you in the United States and
- Canada, call 800-964-6432. International pricing may be obtained from
- international Resellers, Distributors and Autodesk offices.
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- Autodesk develops, markets and supports a family of design automation
- software products, as well as professional scientific and multimedia software
- for personal computers and workstations. Headquartered in Sausalito,
- California, Autodesk is the world's leading supplier of desktop CAD software.
- Autodesk shares are traded on NASDAQ under the symbol ACAD. For more
- information, please call 415-332-2344 or type GO ADESK on CompuServer.
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- Autodesk, the Autodesk logo, AutoCAD, Advanced Modeling Extension, AME, ADI,
- and AutoLISP are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. AutoCAD Development
- System, Autodesk Device Interface, AutoCAD SQL Interface and AutoCAD SQL
- Extension are trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. Apple and Macintosh are registered
- trademarks, and Macintosh Quadra and Macintosh Centris are trademarks, of Apple
- Computer, Inc. CompuServe is a registered trademark of H&R Block Co. All other
- brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders.
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