From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jun 12 17:16:33 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail-2.sjc.telocity.net (mail-2.sjc.telocity.net [216.227.56.42]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C88E37B93C for ; Mon, 12 Jun 2000 17:16:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from otterr@telocity.com) Received: from dsl-216-227-91-85.telocity.com (dsl-216-227-91-85.telocity.com [216.227.91.85]) by mail-2.sjc.telocity.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA28987; Mon, 12 Jun 2000 17:13:16 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 20:18:25 +0000 (GMT) From: Otter To: Ryan.Gamo@sce.com Cc: Larry , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: CAD support? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I've saw a website for LinuxCAD: http://www.linuxcad.com. I remember something in there about it working under FreeBSD with Linux compatibility, though it's not free. It did mention a striking similarity to AutoCAD. As an occasional user of AutoCAD for floorplans in the fire/security business, I'd be interested to hear how well this works out. Anyone? -Otter On Mon, 12 Jun 2000 Ryan.Gamo@sce.com wrote: > > Unless you have the source for those CAD programs, you'd have to run a DOS > emulator atop BSD. I don't know if any of the major CAD developers port to > UNIX based OS's other than Solaris. But you sure as hell can't run them > (WIN32 versions) on BSD without help from an emulator of some sort. > > If you're security conscious, why don't you just set up an old BSD box as a > firewall to your network? Just another (easier) option. > > > Ryan M. Gamo > IT Application Services - TDBU > Phone: (626)308-6696 * Fax: (626)308-6390 > Pager: (888)586-7992 PIN 318489 > "KNOW YOUR ROLE" > > > > Larry > Sent by: To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > owner-freebsd-questions@F cc: > reeBSD.ORG Subject: CAD support? > > > 06/11/2000 11:34 PM > > > > > I have decided to try FreeBSD on a dedicated drive of my system. I need to > find out....will FreeBSD run my CAD platforms? > > I use AutoCAD but more importantly, my number one concern is OrCAD > (Electronics EDA). Also, I still rely on some DOS based CAD > platforms.....will these still run on BSD??? > > This is critical because these CAD platforms are the cornerstone of my > business. Okay, why do I think I need BSD...because I also spend a lot of > time online and I'm sick and tired and fed up with these kids who go around > > attacking, hacking, etc while I'm trying to conduct business. Linux is too > > convoluted and I keep hearing that BSD outperforms it immensely. If I have > > to go through a learning curve, it might as well be for the best. > > Will my win98 and DOS cad platforms still run on BSD? > > > Thank you, > Larry Weinberg, Owner / Engineer > 541-582-6436 > PTS (Precision Tracking Systems) Electronics > Our Website: http://www.EEngineer.com > Email: pts@EEngineer.com > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message