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    Some interesting comments on how Bob and Karen Bean (Baystate now Cadkey principles) did business:

    You won't read this on the Cadkey website.

    http://www.darwinmag.com/read/080103/reverse.html


    "The facts: In 1991, Harold Bowers was an inventor,
    businessman and owner of HLB Technology, Inc., a company
    specializing in simplifying computer-assisted drawing (CAD).
    One of his products, named Geodraft, was a separate computer
    program designed to work with the popular Cadkey CAD
    program. When activated, the Geodraft program guides the
    Cadkey user through the arduous and error-prone process of
    creating "Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing" (GD&T)
    symbols, which tell the reader of a mechanical drawing how
    precise a part has to be manufactured to operate correctly.
    For example, a drawing of a car door handle might specify
    that it must be three inches long. The GD&T symbol tells the
    person making the handle how close to three inches the
    handle actually has to be (e.g., "is 2.999 inches close
    enough?"). "

    "Bowers was not the only one selling Cadkey products, and
    was not the only one selling GD&T computer programs for use
    with Cadkey. However, when rival Baystate Technologies began
    selling a disturbingly familiar-looking GD&T program, Bowers
    took note. When Baystate priced its products to beat
    Bowers's prices, Harold Bowers became concerned. When
    Baystate then used its profits to acquire the makers of
    Cadkey and terminate Bowers's status as an authorized
    dealer, Bowers was devastated - he could no longer develop
    and sell the very products that were the staple of his business."

    jon

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    Lol, jon; where do you find this stuff?

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    "Some interesting comments on how Bob and Karen Bean (Baystate now Cadkey principles) did business:"

    Anyone who has spend money on AUC's for Fastsurf and Draftpak already know how the Bean's do business.

    Dan



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    Originally posted by Rekd
    Lol, jon; where do you find this stuff?

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    Wasn't real hard. The Cadkey story has gotten a lot of coverage. Be interesting to see what finally happens.

    jon



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    I'm glad I stopped our AUC here at work about a year ago.

    Thanks

    Jeff Davis (HomeCNC)
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