Generic Cadd - the Old Man's CAD
Generic Cadd - the Old Man's CAD
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I just realized I'm still using Generic Cadd after almost 30 years. What prompts me to write on the subject is that while using it on a small furniture design project (to keep me busy in retirement), I managed to get this 23 year old version to configure to display on a 1920x1080 resolution monitor. I used DOSBox-SVN-Daum to run it on Windows 10. This version of the DOSBox DOS emulator makes a whole bunch of wide screen resolution modes available.
Anyone else out there still using GC?
Rob
Anyone else out there still using GC?
Rob





RE: Generic Cadd - the Old Man's CAD
RE: Generic Cadd - the Old Man's CAD
(well, that's not true... I use it for Quake sometimes...)
My only claim to Old Man's CAD are my AutoCAD R14 3.5" floppy disks. R14 never complained about things like screen size, either. It won't talk to Windows 7 or 10 though.
There's a whole culture of computer lovers who like to keep old software running. Sounds like you can join their club!
STF
RE: Generic Cadd - the Old Man's CAD
RE: Generic Cadd - the Old Man's CAD
RE: Generic Cadd - the Old Man's CAD
RE: Generic Cadd - the Old Man's CAD
Buy the way, for free CAD, I suggest Dassault's DraftSite. The free version has no programming ability, but it is a native DWG editor, and really does a good job of mimicking the functions of AutoCAD if that is what you want. Their "pro" paid version is not that expensive, and adds some programming in lisp and other languages, but I have not tested any of that to know how compatible it is with the vast library of AutoCAD 3rd party programs.
-Joe
RE: Generic Cadd - the Old Man's CAD
However, if you do prefer DraftSITE, then keep an eye on Brady Tkachuk for the Canucks next year.
STF
RE: Generic Cadd - the Old Man's CAD
-Joe