At 10:04 am -0600 29/12/99, Jonathan Chertok wrote:
>An "intro" question for the list.
>Can anyone tell me if it is possible to run rapid prototyping type
>software on the new Macintosh G3 or G4 processors?
>I am looking to pick up a personal computer to begin very modest
>work on rapid prototyping software such as
>Pro-Engineer
>Materialise
>Paraform
>Deskartes
>etc.
>I know I can run FormZ and MINICAD on a Macintosh and am trying to
>find out if I can do tutorials and limited "intro" work on the new
>MAC's. Also wondering whether it may be reasonable to use "Virtual
>PC" software to make these programs compatible with the G3 or G4
>chips.
>I'd prefer to stick with my beloved MAC if possible and don't need
>industrial size strength for this initial work.
Sometime next year MacOS X will be available. This is basically a Mac
GUI over a Unix OS, so most of the professional Unix software will
run on your Mac.
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