Autocad 1982 [ CONFIRMED | 2024 ]

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AutoCAD 1982: The Digital Drafting Revolution and the Dawn of Accessible CAD autocad 1982

The late 1970s saw the rise of the microcomputer, but CAD remained locked in the mainframe domain. Mike Riddle, a co-founder of Autodesk, had previously written a CAD program called Interact CAD for the MicroAngelo graphics board. When this product failed commercially, Riddle partnered with John Walker, a programmer and entrepreneur. They assembled a group of investors and founded Autodesk in April 1982. Their strategy was radical: create a general-purpose, scriptable CAD tool that ran on a $5,000–$10,000 microcomputer instead of a $125,000 dedicated workstation. [Current Date] AutoCAD 1982: The Digital Drafting Revolution