Cadlink wants $800 so I can use Windows 7

[Techman]

I do not think it is legal to pirate cadlinks software,

This is not pirating software...

 

[chopper]

This is not pirating software...

I do not see how downloading signlabs demo, taking the ad-ons out of it and installing them into a different version of sign lab without paying for the ad-on's is not pirating,. is it not stealing? I would think using someones intellectual property with out their permission fits the bill, but I am not a lawyer.
//chopper

 

[Techman]

Pirating is the act of selling unauthorized copies of software or other digital or tangible items.

IT also seems that he is using the add ons available in ver 8 that are the same ones in ver 7..

 

[andy]

Corel is affordable thanks to a user base which runs into millions.

The Corel corporation don't NEED to charge you a fortune for your software because all their development costs and profits are spread thinly over millions of users.

Specialist sign software is horrific value for money and in most cases doesn't meet the minimum standards laid down by the Corel benchmark... why am I going to pay thousands for a drawing package which is inferior to a Corel product I can buy very cheaply on an upgrade path?

 

[Techman]

ya, Corel and cocut does anything and every thing I have ever needed in vinyl cutting for over a decade. There has been not one specialty technique I could not cut using this combination.
Corel draw and DFX tools does about 90% of what I need for CNC work.

 

[Steve M]

Let me get this straight...

You were willing to give Dell $800 for new hardware that does nothing more than the old hardware (except makes you look like you appreciate the hi-tech stuff and save yourself a nano-second or two)but, you don't see the value of new and IMPROVED software, that actually does more than the old stuff and helps you make more money. The "ole guys" would probably use a claw hammer if they were roofers and never invest in new tools like a pneumatic nail gun to make their work easier. Old stuff is good if you are a junk collector, but to be professional you must upgrade your tools to be competitive. I commend you on your "loyalty" but I suspect it is self-serving.(don't want to learn new proceedures and discover how hard simple tasks can get) Using software that is not designed to do the task at hand, and using work-arounds to accomplish daily tasks is DUMB. Try to think of this as a tool you need to complete your work and give some credit to a company that has been around since 1987. You aren't the only loyal one here. They have given you the opportunity to make a living (I assume) and for that they have earned your loyalty and you should recipricate by completing you technical "upgrade. And finally, to the Ole Guy that uses corel 3, how do you weld script letters without doing a boat load of node editing (still not as easy as SignLab)? I've been in the business since 1971 and I am always amazed at the lack of common sense among my fellow sign people. Its your labor that comprises the bulk of your billing. The better control you have, from a labor stand point, the more money you can make. So, that being said, invest in the tools that make you labor minimal and you profit maximum.

 

[David Wright]

You were willing to give Dell $800 for new hardware that does nothing more than the old hardware (except makes you look like you appreciate the hi-tech stuff and save yourself a nano-second or two)but, you don't see the value of new and IMPROVED software, that actually does more than the old stuff and helps you make more money. The "ole guys" would probably use a claw hammer if they were roofers and never invest in new tools like a pneumatic nail gun to make their work easier. Old stuff is good if you are a junk collector, but to be professional you must upgrade your tools to be competitive. I commend you on your "loyalty" but I suspect it is self-serving.(don't want to learn new proceedures and discover how hard simple tasks can get) Using software that is not designed to do the task at hand, and using work-arounds to accomplish daily tasks is DUMB. Try to think of this as a tool you need to complete your work and give some credit to a company that has been around since 1987. You aren't the only loyal one here. They have given you the opportunity to make a living (I assume) and for that they have earned your loyalty and you should recipricate by completing you technical "upgrade. And finally, to the Ole Guy that uses corel 3, how do you weld script letters without doing a boat load of node editing (still not as easy as SignLab)? I've been in the business since 1971 and I am always amazed at the lack of common sense among my fellow sign people. Its your labor that comprises the bulk of your billing. The better control you have, from a labor stand point, the more money you can make. So, that being said, invest in the tools that make you labor minimal and you profit maximum.

Well, since you have a vested interest in Signlab sales for your business your opinion is tainted.

Your hardware purchase analogy is a non sequitur.

One post huh, wonder why.

 

[round man]

Buy a $20 pci io lpt card and stick it in your new machine,...plug the lpt dongle into that port,.... download virtual xp mode free from windows,....install it and then run signlab 7 from virtual xp,you'll have to unistall signlab 7 from windows seven and reinstall it into windows xp virtual mode,..if it ran on xp it'll run on windows xp virtual mode,...you may have to go to the hasp manufacturer's site and get new drivers for the hasp and install them before signlab,...being sure to pick the right driver in the process.

edited to ad,...skip the part about the pci card and port looks like you already have one,...