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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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  Re: 'Article from Tommorow' < Warning Speculative!!>
 
(...) at: (URL) their homepage, click on "Get Started Now"-link in the top-right corner of this page. Read the page you are transferred to obtain some background information, then proceed by clicking the "New User"-link at the bottom of the page, (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)

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"Mike Horvath" <mikehorvath@juno.com> wrote in message news:G7t6F7.58v@lugnet.com... (...) 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, (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.dev)

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