What Hardware Platform(s) Are You Running It On?
32.
Platform Name
(e.g., PC, Sun UltraSparc 1, PowerMac...)
33.
CPU type /speed
(e.g., Alpha/200Mhz, Intel Dual Pentium Pro/200Mhz...)
34.
RAM
(in Megabytes)
35.
disks
(in Megabytes)
36.
bus type
(e.g., ISA, EISA, VLB, PCI, NuBus, S-Bus...)
37.
plotter size and type
(e.g., AD@/color electrostatic, AE@/pen...)
38.
display size and resolution
(e.g., 17"/1024x768, 21" 1600x1200...)
39.
display controllers
40.
other hardware of note
Networking
41.
Are the systems networked?
42.
Which network?
(10NET, 3COM, Novell, SUN, Apollo, ...)
43.
Do you attach non-graphic information (attributes) to your drawing?
44.
Do you extract information from your CAD system to put into some other database (
i.e.,
dBase, 1-2-3, Oracle, ...)_
45.
Do you import information from some sort of database into your CAD system?
46.
What do you do to protect yourself against a loss of data due to a hard disk crash?
47.
Which applications do you use the CAD system for?
48.
How do you share information between users working on the same project
simultaneously?
49.
How did you buy your last system?
50.
What file exchange formats do you use?
G we dont
G by loading drawing files as a symbol or block
G by merging drawing files to reference layers
G by using reference file function
G through the OS that comes with the system
G otherplease describe
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G mail-order
G retail store
G authorized dealer
G value-added reseller/dealers
G direct sales
G other _____________________
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