Do it Yourself: Re: [DIY] woodworking design programs

05 January 2013

Re: [DIY] woodworking design programs

I did all of my programing before and during the days of DOS. When I first started in the early 60's there were no compilers and "C" was yet to be invented. We did everything in machine language, no monitors, no keyboards and no hard drives. By the time windows came around I was pretty well burned out and tired of chasing my tail trying to keep up with the changes. Steve Jobs had the right idea when he made the underlying computer transparent to the operator, so that any novice could use his devices. MS still hasn't learned that lesson, and although Android is trying they too have a ways to go.

Dale in the Flatlands.

Steve Wilson wrote:

I was looking through some of my files. I mentioned I was working on a
new version of a woodworking design program I wrote in the early 90's.
I created a version of the original program that output a script file
that would generate a drawing in a version of TurboCad I had at the
time. This is one of the few documentations of the drawings and the
results that I have.
This is a design I generated for a business partner of my employer. And
the resulting pieces I built from the generated cutting list and
material list from my program. I really want to get this new program
running but it isn't easy. The hardest part is finding the time needed
to focus on it.
http://wilzone.org/benches/woodworking.htm
Steve