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| MacDraw | |
|---|---|
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| Developers | Apple Computer,Claris |
| Initial release | 1984; 42 years ago (1984) |
| Written in | Pascal |
| Operating system | System Software 6,System 7 |
| Type | Vector-based drawing[1] |
| License | Proprietary |
MacDraw is a discontinuedvector graphics drawingapplication released along with the firstApple Macintosh systems in 1984. MacDraw was one of the firstWYSIWYG drawing programs that could be used in collaboration withMacWrite. It was eventually adapted byClaris and, in the early 1990s, MacDraw Pro was released with color support.MacDraw was the vector-based cousin ofMacPaint.
In the preface of the third edition ofIntroduction to Algorithms, the authors make an emphatic plea for the creation of an OS X-compatible version of MacDraw Pro.[2]
MacDraw was based on Apple's earlier program, LisaDraw, which was developed for theApple Lisa computer which was released in 1983. LisaDraw and MacDraw were developed by the same person, Mark Cutter.
The first version of MacDraw was similar to that ofMacPaint, featuring the same tools and patterns. However, MacDraw is vector-based, meaning that an object's properties and placement can be changed at any time. MacDraw includes features for printing and also integrates withMacWrite via cut-and-paste. MacDraw is more advanced than MacPaint, featuring a grid and the ability to change the drawing dimensions. However, MacDraw lacks support for using more than one document at a time and also lacks zooming capabilities. MacDraw is especially useful in drawingflowcharts, diagrams andtechnical drawings.
MacDraw II (1988) was a complete rewrite of the original MacDraw. It was developed at Apple by project leader Gerard Schutten and team members Amy Goldsmith and Marjory Kaptanoglu, and was released byClaris. MacDraw II introduced color and many other missing features and was also enhanced for theMacintosh II. MacDraw eventually evolved intoMacDraw Pro (1991) and ultimatelyClarisDraw (1993). The final version of ClarisDraw was 1.0v4 (1994). It runs without difficulties onPowerPC-based Macs underClassic Mac OS and the Mac OS XClassic Environment (which is included inMac OS X 10.4 Tiger and earlier).
Dekorra Optics have a version of their EazyDraw software, EazyDraw Retro, that can open documents produced by the various incarnations of MacDraw, including ClarisDraw.[3] Later versions ofLibreOffice support MacDraw files as well, but only if the file type 'Legacy Mac Drawing' is manually selected.[citation needed]
MacUser in November 1988 rated MacDraw II 1.0v1 3.5 mice out of 5. The magazine approved of its continued "elegant simplicity" and much faster speed, but wished for a better object library, non-opaque fill modes, and.pict version 2 support. Noting that "Now $395, the price of MacDraw II has also accelerated quite a bit", the magazine concluded that "it doesn't take advantage of all the power that the Mac II has to offer, especially when it comes to color".[4]
| Free and open-source | |
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| Proprietary | |
| Discontinued | |
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