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Conference decwet::ntaxp

Title:	Windows NT For Alpha AXP

Moderator:	TARKIN::LINEIBER

Created:	Mon Sep 27 1993
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1058
Total number of notes:	4567

1049.0. "Autodesk stops supporting Alpha and UNIX with R14" by NQOS01::voyager.lex.dec.com::wav14.pko.dec.com::isler () Wed May 21 1997 18:02

The following is a part of the announcement from the web site 

http://pdmops.eng.pko.dec.com/~techno_info/competitive/info/SW_CA/SW_CA1205
7SAOIFAANNSRLO.TXT

Does anybody know more about Autodesk's decision to drop supporting Alpha? 
Only a few months ago, they had publicly announced that Release 14 was 
going to support Alpha NT. 


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From:   ASABET::MALTZMAN     12-MAY-1997 07:40:16.44
To:     @CA.
CC:     MALTZMAN
Subj:   Software Competitive FYI: AutoCad 14 No Longer Supports Alpha or 
Unix

AutoCAD, Release 14, which delivers dozens of enhancements to design and 
drafting professionals worldwide, will begin shipping "sometime" in the 
May/June quarter. "AutoCAD Release 14 runs on Intel microprocessor-based 
machines running Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT 3.51, and Windows 95. We have 
no plans to support Alpha or compatible platforms at this time. We will
continue to sell DOS, UNIX, and Windows 3.1x versions of AutoCAD Release 13 
and/or AutoCAD Release 12 as demand warrants... AutoCAD Release 14 requires 
a machine capable of running the Windows NT or Windows 95 operating 
systems. 
... Optimal System Configuration: We have found under testing that the Pen-
tium Pro with 64MB memory delivers the best value for "power" AutoCAD users 
working with complex drawings and heavy applications. However, if you work 
with large drawings, especially those exceeding 15MB, you may require more
memory... 

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1049.1 dis Autodesk PCBUOA::KRATZ Thu May 22 1997 17:51 6

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1049.1	dis Autodesk	PCBUOA::KRATZ		`Thu May 22 1997 17:51`	6
	The Alpha spin control seems to be to point out that Autodesk is "in trouble" (as mr. bill put it) and no longer a major player in the CAD market, hence the loss of AutoCAD v14 from Alpha is of minor consequence. Mr. bill also points out that it needs 64Mb of memory now on x86 (for what that's worth). K

    The Alpha spin control seems to be to point out that Autodesk is
    "in trouble" (as mr. bill put it) and no longer a major player in
    the CAD market, hence the loss of AutoCAD v14 from Alpha is of
    minor consequence.  Mr. bill also points out that it needs 64Mb
    of memory now on x86 (for what that's worth).
    K