Would this be of any use to you, http://geda.seul.org/ or is it CAD in
the 'lumps of metal' sphere of engineering that you're looking for?
--
Two Ravens
"...hit the squirrel..."

Two Ravens wrote:

> Would this be of any use to you, http://geda.seul.org/ or is it CAD in
> the 'lumps of metal' sphere of engineering that you're looking for?

Thanks for this - Actually, my background is electronics, career-wise,
but lately I had an opportunity to jump into some lumps of metal
drafting. :-)

But I'll certainly pass on the link - there's usually a thread about
electronics CAD going on in one of the sci.electronics groups.

I've also decided to check out some of the other programs that have
been pointed out - today, I exported one of my most "sophisticated"
MDT6 drawings to a step file and to an iges file (the iges took
about 10 minutes!) and intend to look at them as soon as I get
something cad-like running. :-) (concurrently have taken on learning
C++ - in the C++ NG, I said, "I can't offer much to a tutor, other
than bragging points, i.e., 'I tutored that registered BOZO, Rich
Grise, in C++'". What an ego, huh?

Thanks!
Rich

Rich Grise <null@example.net> says...

>(concurrently have taken on learning
>C++ - in the C++ NG, I said, "I can't offer much to a tutor, other
>than bragging points, i.e., 'I tutored that registered BOZO, Rich
>Grise, in C++'". What an ego, huh?

Ever consider learning Forth?

Guy Macon <http://www.guymacon.com> wrote:

>
> Rich Grise <null@example.net> says...
>
>>(concurrently have taken on learning
>>C++ - in the C++ NG, I said, "I can't offer much to a tutor, other
>>than bragging points, i.e., 'I tutored that registered BOZO, Rich
>>Grise, in C++'". What an ego, huh?
>
> Ever consider learning Forth?

I'm realizing that it probably doesn't matter much which language
I go for, as long as the end result is I can fool around with
objects and widgets and stuff. I've heard that lisp is like
the basis of every language there is, or something like that.

Is there anything like a "comparison chart" of all these newfangled
programming tools? I grew up on mov a, h and jnz 034CH and stuff.

Thanks,
Rich

Guy Macon <http://www.guymacon.com> wrote:

>
> Rich Grise <null@example.net> says...
>
>>(concurrently have taken on learning
>>C++ - in the C++ NG, I said, "I can't offer much to a tutor, other
>>than bragging points, i.e., 'I tutored that registered BOZO, Rich
>>Grise, in C++'". What an ego, huh?
>
> Ever consider learning Forth?

Eek. I just put "introduction to forth" in google, and I don't think
that's the path I want to take right now. At the moment, I'm kinda
focusing on the difference between object-oriented and Object-Oriented. ;-)

Cheers!
Rich