[OT] Abandoned DOS CAD Webpage

http://home.pmt.org/~drose/aw-dos-01.html

<<If it can be drawn on paper it can also be drawn on a computer screen -- and then printed on paper (or saved as a data file, etc.). With the advent of CAD (Computer-Aided Design) software in the mid-1980's, drafters began trading in their T-squares for PCs. CAD software allowed drawings to be stored electronically on floppy disks or hard drives. No longer were drafters forced to store their creations in filing cabinets and drawing tubes. And instead of packing bulky tubes with huge plotter sheets of paper, drawings could be transported from one location to another on floppy disks or via modem. One great advantage of electronic drafting was that drawings could be printed again, and again, and again. No need for a copier or print service. Drawings could also be edited on-screen. No smudges on a drawing sheet.

The "electronic revolution" changed much of the business world -- from pencil, paper, and calculator to screen, keyboard, and mouse. It began to change the personal world as well.>> Received on Wed Apr 28 23:39:00 2004