[Info-vax] OpenVMS graphics - once more

[William Pechter]

In article <4c2d9f33-09a1-4dcf-87d4-a9743af0c037 at googlegroups.com>,
pcoviello at gmail.com <pcoviello at gmail.com> wrote:
>On Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 9:41:44 AM UTC-5, MG wrote:
>> Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) schreef op 11-feb-2015 om 13:26:
>> > There was a time, though, when VMS workstations were marketed for
>> > CAD/CAM.
>> 
>> I keep hearing that, from time to time, but where is the proof?
>> Nobody could ever cite me specific software packages.  Even old
>> product brochures don't mention too terribly much...  (The only
>> traces of software somewhat belonging into this category, that I
>> could ever find documented traces of, was for ULTRIX.)
>> 
>>   - MG
>
>Unigraphics was the CAD/CAM package available. and is now called NX and
>still one of the best cad packages there is.
>
>PC

I saw it on an 11/780 or was it an 11/785 back in '85 or so at Eatontown
NJ doing CAD/CAM -- customer was Bendix Aerospace IIRC.

Slick 3D CAD part design work...  They supported a number of some type of
smart terminal off the one VAX.

Bill

Bill
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