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Will MacIntel Hardware Open The Door for Mac OS X CAD?

Posted by Cliff on from the new-niches-for-exploitation dept.

xcleetusx wonders: "I've been a fan of Apple for years, and with their current strangle-hold on mainstream media my desire to make the switch has been growing ever more, but the same nagging issue that has prevented my switch for years still remains: I'm an engineer, and I simply can't invest in a computer that won't run modeling/simulation software like CATIA and Solidworks. Since this software is available on Unix (which Mac OS X is built on) and also on Windows (Intel hardware), is the Apple switch to Intel-based hardware going to better my chances for a Mac OS X CAD workstation, or will it remain a pipedream?"

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  1. Good Ol' Grass by fishmasta · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm a big user of GIS, and while I find GRASS to be a wonderful alternative to ESRI products, it's sometimes too much hassle to fire up GRASS, define a region, import files, etc., if all I want to do is edit a shapefile or query a feature.

    Well personally, I find grass to be a wonderful alternative to sobriety. It's never too much hassle for me to fire up grass.

  2. Re:Say it with me by the+phantom · · Score: 4, Funny

    gui.tar ?

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    Rhapsody in Numbers
  3. Re:Only hope lies in increased popularity. by Aeiri · · Score: 2, Funny

    Thanks for quoting an article from 1992.

    While I will agree that X may not be the most efficient peice of work in the world, I will also point out that neither is Windows or Mac. What we need is for top developers from all three and a few extra people who HAVEN'T ever touched a backend of a GUI to collaborate and share their findings with each other, then write a completely new one 100% from scratch. This way, we not only get the best out of what we currently have, but we get outsiders to point out how stupid certain ideas of theirs are.