Now growing over multiple
pages.... This is page 3.
Your son is going
through some of your old drafting stuff and asks you what this
plastic trapezoid shaped item, with a rotating circular piece with
a bunch of small holes holes in it was used for, and you can just
barely read the name 'Ames' on it.
Ken
Dellenbach
When you remember
how fast an 8MHZ PC/AT was after a PC/XT.
Anon
You remember
AutoCAD's message "You have only 1 Mbyte of hard disc space
left"
Anon
You remember sending
your PC back to the supplier to have the full 20Mb hard drive
replaced with a 40Mb drive after only nine months use.
Anon
You remember wanting
to do CAD on an Atari ST.
Anon
You remember
telephoning Autodesk's headquarters for technical advice - and
getting an answer!
Anon
You remember the
customization manual saying, in effect, that icons are not a good
way to convey information "...ask any archeologist".
Anon
When paper space
makes perfect sense and you figured it was about time when it
finally showed up.
Al Alam
Your PC sits on top
of the old drafting table you can never ever throw away!
Mark Frise
You remember
finishing a days work on the drawing board and look down to see
your hands, wrists and cuffs are all blackened by the graphite.
Marcelo
Maffessoni
You kept a roll of toilet
paper close to the drawing board as an absorbent for cleaning of
the exceeding ink of your Leroy pens.
Marcelo
Maffessoni
The draftsman is on
vacation and you can't find the ammonia bottle on your new
plotter.
Gary J.
Blenkhorn
When you need lead for your pencil you go to the drugstore for
Viagra.
T.Morris
When you know why someone would need a chisel
point
on their pencil."
T.Morris
When you are still looking for that error in Smoley's for which
the publisher would award you a $1000.00 if you could find
one.
T Morris
When you remember taking vellum tracing fabric home and boiling
it in water to make white handkerchiefs.
This collection of memories developed spontaneously over
period of time in a CAD newsgroup early in 1997 under the subject of "Old CAD
Drafters". As technology continues to accelerate with no rest in sight, it seemed
like a good idea to rescue this collection from being lost forever. This collection of memories developed spontaneously over
period of time in a CAD newsgroup early in 1997 under the subject of "Old CAD
Drafters". As technology continues to accelerate with no rest in sight, it seemed
like a good idea to rescue this collection from being lost forever.
If you have any other drafting-related reminders of the
passage of time, feel free to address them to the webmaster.
We'll be glad to add them to the list.
Thanks to the people who continue to contribute
to this list.
