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Re: porposal for new newsgroup
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lugnet.cad, lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Fri, 19 Feb 1999 23:39:28 GMT
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Todd Lehman writes:

LEGO CAD runs on the Mac?  (Like you mean the one TLG put out in 1997?...wow, >I always thought that was PC-only.)

LEGO CAD from DACTA comes with both the Mac and PC versions. I got it for my
birthday this month, but I haven't tried it yet. One problem is that it was
designed for use with DACTA Simple Machines, so it is limited on parts and is
mainly Technic. I heard add on disks will be coming out.

Did you have in mind a "user oriented" group for Mac CAD users or "developer
oriented" group for Mac CAD developers?

Kind of a little of both I guess.

Hmm.  I think an actual LDraw-style Mac app (working or under construction)
would do a lot more to draw people out than simply the existence of a separate
discussion group would.  A case could be made that Gryphon Bricks is already
"there" for Mac people, but it's no where near (and will never be) as good as >a Mac clone of LDraw would be because LDraw parts are based on real LEGO
elements.  :-)

I think the best way to raise awareness and enthusiasm would be a group           >devoted to the creation of a Mac clone of LDraw.  Or a cross-platform port of
LDraw II -- but I have no idea where that stands in terms of code ownership/
sharing/ collaboration.  Perhaps .cad.dev is already the perfect place for
hashing out the details of a Mac clone/port, or perhaps it needs its own a
sub->group because of traffic or esoterica/focus.  Dunno.

If LDraw II is going to be cross-platform code (Linux please please please!)
then it would probably benefit everyone most if development teams stayed in as
close contact as possible.

You are probably right. A mac only group may not be such a good idea after all.
And I do know that Mac users are welcome in the .cad groups.

Russell



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(...) LEGO CAD runs on the Mac? (Like you mean the one TLG put out in 1997?...wow, I always thought that was PC-only.) Did you have in mind a "user oriented" group for Mac CAD users or "developer oriented" group for Mac CAD developers? (...) Hmm. I (...) (26 years ago, 19-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.admin.general)

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