Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 9/4/03 8:22 AM, mcintyre@ca.inter.net at mcintyre@ca.inter.net wrote: > The main problem with smaller utilities and applications on the mac is that > the developers > take shortcuts with the programming process. As I understand it, Mac apps are > supposed to > make > calls to the OS toolbox only, not directly to the hardware. However, this > complicates the > programming process, and since most of the DAs, INITs and cDevs are > free/shareware, > skipping these > steps save a lot of time and headaches. But they also become much more > constrained as > which level of Mac/OS they will work on. > > That being said, I think there will be a limit to backwards compatibility, > even for the > mac's more "closed loop" environment. But on of my favorite mac apps is > MacDraw II. It has > very nifty CAD > features that make designing carpentry projects a snap. I wish I had a > similar app for my > PC (being OS bilingual and all). > Did you ever try Claris CAD? Based on MacDrawII and better I believe my father has several spare copies robertkronquist@aol.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html