Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: 250+ CAD CAM Links

On Wednesday 29 December 2004 01:26 pm, doug98105 wrote:

> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Gord <gshienh2000@y...>
> wrote:
> > I created a website with many CAD CAM related links that might be
> > of your interest. Please let me know how to improve the website to
> > be more useful for CAD CAM Professionals.
> > http://www.1st-in-cadcam.com
> >
> > Regards
> > Gord

> Hmmmmm....interesting, but I don't get it. The brief descriptions
> of the various CAM programs appear to be written by ad agencies.

Yeah. Or else they're right out of the companies' promotional literature,
but in any case not too terribly descriptive. The other thing that I had a
problem with right off was the fact that when I moved the mouse pointer over
the stuff in the top menu, it would disappear -- or at least reduce in
contrast to the point where I couldn't read it any more.

> How did you get these descriptions? Do the various software
> companies pay to be listed on your site?
>
> To improve your site? How about breaking the listings down giving
> some indication of relative cost. You have mega-buck programs
> listed alongside fairly inexpensive software. Many potential
> purchasers will be most influenced by price, especially on this list
> which is supposed to be aimed at hobbiests.

Or _hobbyists_. But yeah. It might also be useful to know whether there was
a demo version of something available, and if so in what way it would be
limited.

And finally, it would also be of help to know what platform a give software
package was aimed at, and perhaps even be able to restrict the listings to
just those platforms chosen. If I'm running linux here (which I am) I'm not
going to be interested in software that's only available for certain versions
of windoze (which some are). Otherwise it's a waste of my time.