Macros, Cadkey, Bill R

[Frederick C Gleason <rgleason@world.std.com>]

Kaplan/Fornaro Network/Layer Macro - 
This sounds like a real winner. Is it going to be real?

Cadkey -
Yes, I'm very impatient too, but I guess I could wait 6-10 months, maybe 
a year, if I knew that Cadkey had a good product. It seems unbelievable 
that CADkey would be able to have a windows product out the door in a 
year but maybe they've been doing some work and it is closer than we can 
concieve. There is no question that Windows 95 or NT are going to be 
required (at least in my mind). Anyone tried NT with current Windows 
  programs? How fast is it now?

Another possibility is to get current DataCAD more friendly with Windows, 
using windows drivers and memory management, etc. It know this is 
possible, but it might require tearing our pascal version apart, or using 
a C version of DataCAD that I understand was never released. It might 
just be better to go for the fully rewritten Windows Version though. 
--Maybe we should just wait for the experts (CADkey) to do what is best. 
After tremendous disappointment for the last few years, I really think 
CADkey will deliever, and they need our help and encouragement (positive 
outlook) because they really do understand how to write good software.

Bill Riseman
Thanks to Evan for uploading the DBUG notes from The Gleason 
Partnership's Build Boston DBUG meeting. (It could have been edited 
though.) I will always remember Bill, and think of his approach to 
computers. If there is a miracle, and he is found alive, I will be very 
grateful.

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