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Steve,, get yourself subscribed to: alt.binaries.crafts.pictures ..and repeat your post there. We have a "Corel expert" on board who would soon advise you on that path. Whatever your opinion on what constitutes "dumbed down", is... I am sure a read of will soon develop a broad perspective..if your experience is limited. Well worth a visit, read the FAQ post for newcomers before posting anything.
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Ok what I am looking for is some sound good experienced advice. I intend on buying a Tajima TEJT- C1501 but the software they sell is RB-8000 supposedly made by Pulse. Now I do not want any dumbed down software with no upgrade path. So this is the question what would you buy? I am thinking Corel Drawings Pro as I am very experienced in CorelDraw. I am open to any good advice I do not want to farm out all my digitizing jobs I would rather learn to digitize myself.
Ok I said I was serious about the Tajima what are your thoughts on maybe the Toyota ESP9000 instead?
Thanks in advance
Steve
Make sure the software will indeed talk to the machine for pattern download. I currently own a Toyota 850 and it will only talk to one piece of software. I believe the eprom was programmed for only one software and passwords are required in the interface.
Wanna buy it?
John you have got to be kidding! I thought any software that could make a .dst file would work with the Toyota and Tajima machines. If what you are saying is true how would a person go about having a logo professionally digitized and then having that file work on your machine? Are you sure about what you are talking about or am I confused?
You are slightly confused. The software passes the machine a password that is given when you pay for the software licence. I have 3 licences/passwords for the software installation, software running with features, and to communicate with the machine. Other programs will not communicate with the machine despite having that the Toyota
850 drivers. I suspect the machine has been "OEMed" to lock you into their software only. This may not be typical of all Toyota machines.This has nothing to do with pattern file reading. I can read any format of pattern and transport it to the machine but it takes that software to get it there.
I don't like the software that handles the machine so I use a different piece (Willycalm) to digitize.
If you are looking at the Tajima or the Toyota (same machine) then also check out the SWF E-1501c. It has an LCD color screen along with a built-in disk drive and also a couple usb port for jump drives. It also has a laser pointer when you trace. It also takes you 2 seconds to go from tubular to cap driver and back again. The price alone makes it worth while to look at.
As per your drawwings software, I have seen a few customers with Wilcom or Pulse by that software also because of their experience with Corel Draw. When it's said and done, no one would ever keep Draw Wings over the others. In other words, you do get what you pay for. If you create one design a week, maybe you can live with it. You need to do one or more than one a day, you would appreciate the Wilcom or Pulse software better. I would rather see you spend your $1300 on a good editing program first.
JD thanks for the advice it sounds like you know what you are talking about, I do now want to see more machines for sure and the SWF sounds like it has advanced into the future I can not understand why Tajima and Toyota still want to use floppy disks. Dahh how old are they? So do you know what the approx price of the Wilcom and Pulse software would be? I had one salesman quote me more for software than the machine I am sure he was trying to pressure me into buying his software product.
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