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<DIV>As a user of both Delphi 5 and D2007, you would have to be nuts to want to
work in D5 if you spend any time programming. It works, and quite
well, but D2007 and later are so much nicer, and faster to do
stuff. If you value your time and are programming for anything
returning money then its worth it.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I spend possibly 200 hours a year writing
specialised software for my work. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Now it may take me 30 hours longer with an old
version, but you forget that it takes 30+ hours to learn the new bits and
bugs every time I upgrade so I'm no better off. Of course I'm also several
hundred dollars richer if not 1000s. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>All I have to say is Solidworks is the
Delphi equivalent in CAD/CAM but I finding more and more people that I
know are now using Alibre at 1/10 the price. </FONT><FONT size=2
face=Arial>Once someone has chosen Alibre over Solidworks, they will
</FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial>probably never make the change to SW in the
future as the cost of change/relearn a new package/convert the data is just too
high. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>If I'm not mistaken, my first Borland product was
TurboPascal at $49. I remained loyal to Borland for 20 or so
years in my previous programming occupation due to a $49
package. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Cheers Wallace</FONT></DIV>
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