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- From: mstaben@comtch.spk.wa.us (Matthew Staben)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
- Subject: Re: Autocad r12 for os/2 2.0
- Message-ID: <No23wB1w165w@comtch.spk.wa.us>
- Date: 8 Jan 93 23:56:22 GMT
- References: <726558167.AA01537@csource.oz.au>
- Sender: bbs@comtch.spk.wa.us (Waffle bbs)
- Organization: Waffle BBS at CompuTech Spokane, Washington
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- Richard.Muratti@f341.n632.z3.fidonet.org (Richard Muratti) writes:
-
- > Does anybody know if Autodesk plans to port AutoCAD R12 to OS/2 ver 2.0.
- >
- > I have been using been using AutoCAD R10 for OS/2 ver 1.1 / 1.2 since 1989 an
- > for the last year have been running it under OS/2 ver 2.0.
- >
- >
- > An interesting fact.
- > Autodesk claim that they tested a 32 bit port and found it too slow. I find
- > this hard to swallow as the 16 bit R10 version runs very nicely thank you.
- >
- > Another interesting fact.
- > In Autodesk's literature they list all
- > platforms that they will no longer support as well as platforms that they pla
- > to support in the future. OS/2 appears on neither list. However, there is vau
- > mention of it in some of the developers manuals.
- >
- > With over 1 million copies of OS/2 sold what are they waiting for.
- >
- > I'll be interested in hearing any comments on this matter.
- >
- > * Origin: Custom Programming BBS - Node 2 (3:632/341)
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-
- AutoDesk is taking a prudent move, and not even mentioning support for
- OS/2 until they *know* what's up. The last version (for OS/2) did not
- sell well, and didn't vindicate their expense - unfortunately.
-
- As to the 32-bit port being slow - **BZZZT! WRONG!**
-
- BTW, you can run version 12 under OS/2 now with a special extender
- replacement from Phar-Lap which makes OS/2 DPMI and Phar-Lap's
- compatible.
-
-
- mstaben@comtch.spk.wa.us
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