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Originally posted by hmseiden:

Any progress on providing OS X support with the latest release of Vectorworks9.5?

Well, I surely hope the lack of official reply is no indication of a negatory response, but if i understand correctly, version 9.5 is 9.5 (not 9.2) because it's native for OS X.

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quote:

Originally posted by hmseiden:

Emphasis on the "will..."

The 9.5 beta being distributed runs in OS X in native mode (as well as in OS 9.x.)

Everything I've heard says 9.5 is a free upgrade from 9.0.1, and for purposes of upgrading from previous versions should be considered the same.

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9.5 Will be a Carbon application and should run under MacOS X and OS 8.6 - 9.2.1 with the CarbonLib extension installed.

Matthew Giampapa

Technical Support

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Originally posted by Archken:

Well, I surely hope the lack of official reply is no indication of a negatory response, but if i understand correctly, version 9.5 is 9.5 (not 9.2) because it's
native
for OS X.

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Emphasis on the "will..." Is there a release date? How about extending an upgrade price to all VW Users? Or how about 8.x users?

I just made the mistake of believing the MS statements that only users of MAC Office2001 or any of its components (Excel, Word2001) get a break on the upgrade path to OS X version of Office X or its components. Now the latest annoucement giving Office98 users the same upgrade price also, is rather bittersweet.

So I'm not upgrading to version 9.5X until:

a) VW/Nemetschek announces formally the upgrade price path for 8.5.x users and,

b) gives a target release date for the OS X version or,

c) lets list members or industry groups have a look at a pre-release version or last Beta before Golden Master of VW.

How does everyone else feel about this?

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[This message has been edited by hmseiden (edited 10-21-2001).]

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Please note VectorWorks version 9.5 will be an update patch for VectorWorks 9.x. This will be a free upgrade to all registered VectorWorks 9.0 and 9.0.1 users. Users currently running VW 8.x more than likely will be able to purchase it at the upgrade price. I would contact your sales rep, or our sales dept at sales@nemetschek.net or (410) 290-5114 for more information in regards to purchasing it when it becomes available.

Currently there is no official release date for VW 9.5. Please reference the web page from time to time for a press release for the date VW 9.5 will be available.

[This message has been edited by Katie (edited 10-21-2001).]

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If you contact your sales representative you will get the information you need regarding the cost of upgrade. As Katie said, all VW 9 users will have a free upgrade to 9.5.x of VectorWorks. If she wasn't clear, as with VectorWorks 9.0.0 and 9.0.1, and legacy products, the upgrade prices from previous products to the current version has always been available (that's pretty much with any industry -- cars, lightbulbs, etc.). Only new users pay full price for the product.

I don't know how all software companies work, however I do know that not very many if any will offer a free upgrade from a version before to the current release. Some, if not most or all will have an upgrade price as long as you have the previous version. Skipping more than one version sometimes does not allow an upgrade. As an example, Windows 2000 was an upgrade for Win 98 and Win NT, but not for earlier versions. We offer upgrades to users who have ever purchased and registered a product with us. As for public pricing as we run specials from week to week or month to month we do not publish fixed prices which would then lead to accusations of false advertising if someone saw a price the on Sunday and it changed Monday.

As for the waiting and seeing part, I'm not sure who you are referring to. Remember most users will not bother to post to the message boards if they do not have a question or complaint. Furthermore, there are still a large number of users who do not have access to our message boards or have not even signed up for an account if they can.

As for your other conditions...

There is no release date for 9.5, so you may be waiting a long time.

The beta is downloadable to test, but you need to have 9.0.1 to use it.

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Brian O

Nemetschek North America

Technical Support Specialist

[This message has been edited by Brian O (edited 10-29-2001).]

[This message has been edited by Brian O (edited 10-29-2001).]

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As english is not my native language, I am not sure I get it all.

Do I understand you all if I better wait with upgrading to OS X or OS X.1, until VW 9.5.x is available and shipped?...and that nobody really knows 1: when this will happen and 2: if VW 9.5.x actually runs with OS X. 1 or even OS X?

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9.5 is OS X.1 compatible.9.5 is a free upgrade for all users of 9A beta of 9.5 is available on the web site to try in OS X for yourself.9.5 is not quite finished yet, we are nearing the end of the beta process assuming no other major problems come up.

Matthew GiampapaTechnical Support

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Originally posted by anders r:
As english is not my native language, I am not sure I get it all.Do I understand you all if I better wait with upgrading to OS X or OS X.1, until VW 9.5.x is available and shipped?...and that nobody really knows 1: when this will happen and 2: if VW 9.5.x actually runs with OS X. 1 or even OS X?

[ 11-02-2001: Message edited by: Matthew Giampapa ]

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