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Re: 'Article from Tommorow' < Warning Speculative!!>
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Sat, 27 Jan 2001 19:07:00 GMT
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In article <G7t85M.84D@lugnet.com>, tim@zacktron.com (Tim Courtney) wrote:
> "Mike Horvath" <mikehorvath@juno.com> wrote in message
> news:G7t6F7.58v@lugnet.com...
> > In lugnet.general, Alex Farlie writes:
> >
> > > > Anyhow any news on LCAD-6D?(An evloving LCAD standard)
> > > > (Should be esaier now that a major bug in GLCad3D is fixed..;-) )
> > > > And the other day I had a call from someone stil using a 1997 copy of the
> > > > original L-Draw!! Well you can't kill a good idea..
> >
> >
> > Yeah, I still prefer using the original version of LDraw. MLCad uses
> > too
> > many of my system resources. I wish someone would update LDraw!!!
> >
> > Mike
>
> Hi Mike -
> Unfortunately, LDraw in its original format is not going to get
> updated. The
> reason is the original files are the property of the Jessiman family,
> and I also
> believe only two people have the source code (besides them). The
> Jessimans are
> very supportive of what has happened to promote what James has started.
> Still,
> out of respect for James and the lack of a genuine need for an update,
> the
> original package will remain the same indefinitely. Those of us
> involved with
> maintaining these resources agree that though its a great tool, we are
> much
> better off focusing on making progress into bigger, fuller-featured
> applications
> than continuing the old DOS system.
>
> We realize that a lot of people still enjoy using the original stuff.
> LDraw.org
> will never cease to support and make available the LDraw package, but
> what's out
> there will progress and the site will embrace it.
> --
>
> Tim Courtney - tim@ldraw.org
>
> http://www.ldraw.org - Centralized LDraw Resources
>
>
Where can I get LDraw ????
Michael Pratt
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