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this is a FREE version of this product...in case anyone cares :) >-----Original Message----- >From: John Carmack [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 2:28 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [ERPS] CAD programs > > > >I have pretty much become a believer in the value of CAD, even >at our scale >of development. After getting a little more proficient at >designing in it, >and after accumulating a couple dozen drawings, I think we are >getting real >value from it. > >I am going to make an offer to ERPS that I think would benefit >all of us. > >If ERPS is willing to sanction the attachment of CAD files on >the mailing >list, and endorse TurboCAD as the "official" CAD program, I would be >willing to buy a half dozen or so copies for the primary contributors. > >I think we would all benefit by having more discussions with precise >drawings instead of hand-waving text descriptions, and email >attachments >really are the most convenient way to do that. Most of the >simple drawings >I have been making are under 30k, so it isn't like sending >huge mpg files >around. > >There is a benefit to sharing common tools, especially among >amateurs who >aren't dedicating their lives to maximum proficiency with a >tool set. I >can't say I have done any comparison shopping, because I >picked TC only >because Russ and Phil were already using it, but it seems to >do the job >OK. CAD programs are probably like programming environments as far as >preferences go, but if almost nobody at ERPS is using one at >the moment, >you might as well adopt a common one. > >John Carmack > >_______________________________________________ >ERPS-list mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list > _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
