Earlier versions of Coreldraw

[mericat]

Hi, new to this forum and hoping someone can help me. I have Adobe PM 7.0 and am looking to get CorelDraw to complement this. I know the latest release is version 11, but we cannot afford it ! (aaah!). Does anyone know anywhere I can get older versions cheap? Please excuse my relative stupidity

 

[attrofy]

Just a few things to consider, if you spent $300+ on PM7, what kind of complimnet is a $30 - $50 outdated solution going to provide for you? Most everything that these older versions could offer, will most likely be included in some form or another of PM7.

Depending on what you are doing with the Corel programs, and what functionality you are trying to get out of it, you may have to check the version first, For example, RAVE is only available in version 10.

I may be mistaken, but isn't version 11 for the MAC only? If there is a PC version, then as is typical, within a few months, older copies of 10 should start going on sale. If you are looking for use on a MAC platform, you will have a lot more limited price options - most of them will be expensive.

Also, if you do some searching online you will find some OEM versions of Corel. Most of these are for installs with new systems, and not meant for resale incividually, yet people still sell them. They are fully licensable versions, but you have to deal with the ethical and legal aspects of such purchases. Otherwise, just do a search on google for "Corel Draw retail". Also check

http://www.pricewatch.com

and

http://www.dirtcheapsoftware.com.

You probably won't find an OEM version for MAC.

Russell

 

[mericat]

Thanks Russell. In the UK and on PC. We paid just over £400 for PM 7, and I just know they are not going to authorise any substantial additional expenditure.

What are OEM versions? I have never heard of them before. Please excuse my relative stupidity

 

[mericat]

Thanks Russell. In the UK and on PC. We paid just over £400 for PM 7, and I just know they are not going to authorise any substantial additional expenditure.

What are OEM versions? I have never heard of them before.

What do you think of Coreldraw Essentials 9.0? Might that be enough? I only want to be able to edit photos and jpg images so that I can put them into eps or tiff for PM. Also maybe do a bit of work on some basic designs, like logos. Please excuse my relative stupidity

 

[viol8ion]

I am using CorelDraw8 and get along just fine. I must admit my uses are limited to very small graphics elements that are used in connection with other apps, and for importing AutoCAD drawing and converting to TIFFs and/or EPS for inclusion in Pagemaker and Lotus WordPro documents.

mericat,

If all you are doing is editing photos, then Photopaint or photshop may be all you would need. Paint Sho Prop is another good app. If all you are doing is editing photos and JPGs, PS5.5 would be a good version and is probably available on half.com unopened if you look around. Finding some in the UK may be a bit more difficult. When in doubt, deny all terms and defnitions.

http://www.wuli.com

 

[attrofy]

OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) versions are the software equivalance to "white box" versions of hardware. They don't come in full retail boxes, and are usually meant to be sold by computer manufacturers (Compaq, Dell, HP, Gateway etc) as bundled software. They don't usually have manuals or pretty packaging (they are usually black and white photos of the box art) and usually only have the program on the disk, no add-ons that come with software bundles from other producers (i.e. "lite" versions of other software). I found quite a few versions of Corel 9 for about $35 - $45 (us). Computer shows (here in the US anyway) usually have OEM software. There are sites out there that that is all they sell.

Russell

 

[FreshJava]

Russell in reply to isn't V.11 only for mac the answer is no. It is available on Windows and Mac. Doesn't look like there is a Linux version as of yet.
here is the link to the site.

http://www3.corel.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=Corel/Index

 

[attrofy]

FreshJava,

I found out about a day after I posted this that what you said is indeed true. I found an add in a magazine about 2 weeks ago for Corel Draw 11, and it was indeed for MAC with no mention of a PC version. When I checked Corel's Website, there was no mention of version 11. So I was basing it on slightly out of date, assumptions. Thanks for setting the record straight on this one.

Russell