Meeting give-a-ways? Ebay stuff? Amazon.com stuff? Solidworks disc's? 2008 is here, so what's inside the box? (Anyone remember the Brad Pitt line from the movie Seven?)
Inside the box, are two smaller boxes. They look very familiar, but the seem to be a bit smaller? We get two boxes since we have two seats. Now I would think it would make Al Gore just a bit more happy if we got one disc for all our seats?
Well inside it's pretty apparent why the box is so skinny. Gone are the Solution Partner Product advertisement, the Solidworks Resource Guide, the welcome letter from John McEleney, and also gone is the green scratch pad (sorry Josh). Also absent is the second plastic case like last year. Since this years kit contains only DVD, and no CD's, the second case isn't necessary. Ok, so maybe the paper saved will keep the wrath of Mr. Gore at bay just a little!
Inside the case are two DVD's. So if you don't have a DVD ROM, now is the time to find one on a networked computer, and share it! Also included is the EULA, a short what's new guide, and quick start card. DVD 1 contains Windows XP and Vista 32 bit, and DVD 2 contains the Windows XP 64 bit install. No love for the 64 bit Vista folks on the DVD's, for that you will have to download it from the customer portal.
So that's it, enjoy your new disc's, and just think, in about 12 more months, we will do it all over again!
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