Re: Mercury

From	rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups	alt.unix.geeks, comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Mercury
Date	2026-04-04 19:02 +0000
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On Sat, 4 Apr 2026 18:44:13 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote:

> And that drawing was probably made by hand, too. The PC did not exist.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_CAD_software

I think AutoCAD was possibly the first released for CP/M, but CAD programs 
had been available for a long time.

CAD also refers to Computer Aided Dispatch, the industry I worked in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-aided_dispatch

One interviewee was rather surprised when he described his experience with 
drafting software and found it was the wrong CAD.

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  Re: Mercury c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-04-03 11:06 -0400
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            Re: CPU architecture (was Re: Mercury) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-04-04 04:57 +0000
        CPU design "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-03 22:00 +0200
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            Re: CPU design "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-04 13:20 +0200
              Re: CPU design c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-04-04 13:57 -0400
                Re: CPU design "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-04 22:18 +0200
                Re: CPU design Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-04-05 03:44 +0000
                Re: CPU design "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-05 13:58 +0200
                Re: CPU design c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-04-05 17:19 -0400
                Re: CPU design The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-05 12:42 +0100
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                Re: Mandriva was Re: Mercury Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-04-06 14:53 -0700
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