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Drafty is a personal computer-based 2D drafting system from Norrie-Hill Limited. Running on the Hewlett-Pachard 86A, Drafty uses a numeric heypad rather than a tablet to control the display. The commands are arranged in levels, accessed through the function keys. The 12 in display has a resolution of 544 x 240 pixels. User memory included in the system is 196 hbytes. Up to 128 kbytes extra memory may be added.
Norrie-Hill see Drafty being used as an engineer's personal CAD system, or for large companies who want to experiment with CAD before investing in a larger system. The comapny claims a strong pre-launch interest from educational establishments.
Drafty is upwards-compatible with Norrie-Hill's larger Sorce 36 system. Curve-fitting is not currently handled by Drafty," however the company is looking at ways of speeding up arc drawing by low level coding.
Price of the complete systemj including HP86A, disc drive and A4 plotter, is ยฃ5 200. The software is available separately for ยฃ900. (Norrie-
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