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1999 Back Issues

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January '99         Vol IX:1

Cheap Trick         Best of Our Reader's Cheap Tricks VIII


February '99        Vol IX:2
Cheap Trick         Touch or Tech by Paul Stevenson Oles                                   
Computerese         Touch / Tech Tree           
Tutor               DataCAD 8's Pen Table
Q-Tips              Reference Marks, Invisible Lines, Hatch Swatches, 2D/3D symbols, 
Dr OPs              Beyond Ping & Trace: Net.Medic 
Q & A               Print to File, Crazy Templates, EZ Tools
Architips           The National CADD Standard

March '99           Vol IX:3
Cheap Trick         More Touch or Tech by Oles & Kletzien   
Computerese         Cookies
Tutor               DataCAD 8.07 tackles Dimensioning Peeves
Q-Tips              Save Elev, Adobe Streamline, File Assoc.,DCViewer, Dim undo, tile rf.
Dr OPs              Your Desktop Gestalt Quiz
Q & A               8.06 Check Plotter, MSP Details sheet transfer, Plotter Ink Clotting 
Architips           Privacy on the Net

April '99           Vol IX:4
Cheap Trick         Developing Longer Drawing Arms by Ian Johnson
Computerese         I Seek You (ICQ)
Tutor               F & S Function Keys & 2 Handed CAD
Q-Tips              Direct Symbol import, Quick Angle Rotations, CC layer, MSP Align, MSP Dets
Dr OPs              I Talk, It Types by Neil Blanchard
Q & A               Arc linewts, Invisible lines in DCAD 8, Plot Scaling off, MSP layouts change
Architips           A Horror Story & Disaster Planning

May '99             Vol IX:5
Cheap Trick         15 Years of DataCAD History & Beyond
Computerese         Urban Legends & Viruses: Real vs. Imagined
Tutor               Productivity Pack 3.0
Q-Tips              Navigator R, missing symbol search, Hide Options, Icon bar off, Y2K easy fix
Dr OPs              Graphic Card Survey
Q & A               Symbol Voids, Symbol Insertion Points, DataCAD 8 to 7 transfer
Architips           1.25 Million Questions


June '99            Vol IX:6
Cheap Trick         8.5 Good Reasons to Upgrade to DataCAD 8.50
Computerese         What is Display List
Tutor               An Intelligent Display List
Q-Tips              Neg. degrees, Locate hatch vertices, Door sizes, small text, Esc to close
Dr OPs              Windows 98 Resource Meter
Q & A               Font Limit, Altavista translator, Printing w/o DataCAD
Architips           Feedback on 15 Years of DataCAD History

July '99            Vol IX:7
Cheap Trick         Project Extranets
Computerese         File Viewing
Tutor               Wall Fill Techniques
Q-Tips              8.5 SHX, logo scrn saver, Resource Meter, Snapshot, Recalc Det, BAK Assoc.
Dr OPs              Netscape Navigator vs. MS-Explorer: which to choose?
Q & A               Macro fix, DCAD Image options, Timekeeping after LYRUTIL
Architips           3D Designer's CADD Shootout

August '99          Vol IX:8
Cheap Trick         Laptop Generations
Computerese         Touchpad
Tutor               Weeding Out: Layer Locking & Masking
Q-Tips              Win 95 Resource Meter, Space Bar=., Distances menu, Digital Punch, Hatch Off
Dr OPs              Imaging your Whole System -- on the Same Disk
Q & A               POFs to BMPs, DCADWIN.INI duality, Macro Install, 8.5 Small Fnts, Sym. Enlrg
Architips           What are the Benefits of a National CAD Standard to You?

September '99       Vol IX:9
Cheap Trick         Web Resources for DataCAD
Computerese         Version Numerology
Tutor               DataCAD 8.50 Update Tips by Mike Smith
Q-Tips              Great Walls, Match Lyr off, Ergonomics, ACAD 2000's R14, 8.50.02, Y2K, File         Viewers
Dr OPs              Virus Software      
Q & A               8.50 Linetypes 175 limit, Toolbar transfer, DCADWIN.MNU, CTW CDs Install
Architips           Mail Filters

October '99         Vol IX:10
Cheap Trick         Using Multi-Scale Plotting is a State of Mind
Computerese         Strike up the Broadband
Tutor               MSG File
Q-Tips              Toolbar on/off, MSP rez, Wintop, Digital Cameras
Dr OPs              DSL vs. ISDN vs. Cable
Q & A               LYRUTIL Coordinate System, Area Calcs Precision, Filter Rules
Architips           Search the Web & Boolean Logic

November '99        Vol IX:11
Cheap Trick         Adventures in the Dimension Zone
Computerese         Graphic Viewers
Tutor               Input Modes
Q-Tips              8 logo IFPO, 3D Text, F save, sketch plot, tilde reference pt. Disk Jockey
Dr OPs              Drag & Drop Plot Files
Q & A               Layer Utility File names, Layer Ordering, Solid Line Spacing
Architips           Architect's Stamps

December '99        Vol IX:12
Cheap Trick         Did You Know...?
Computerese         -
Tutor               -
Q-Tips              -
Dr OPs              -
Q & A               Template Redirection, Perimeter measure, Volume Measure
Architips           DataCAD in the Next Millennium...It Starts Next Year

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