Labview 7.1 wanted

[CDancer]

Struggling engineer looking for a copy of Labview 7.1 Prof. Development System. A legal one, that is!

I'm hoping that with the move to version 8 someone out there has a copy of 7.1 gathering dust on a shelf. I will pay hansomely!

Whether you can legally transfer the licence will depend on how or whether you upgraded it to version 8...

Chris

chris < AT > dancerdesign.co.uk

[devchander]

Out of curiosity, why do you want to buy LabVIEW 7.1 ?? ( That too, paying Handsomely )

[parthabe]

LOL !

[CDancer]

> Out of curiosity, why do you want to buy LabVIEW 7.1 ??

• I will never need the additional functionality of v.8
• I would like to be able to support projects I have worked on in v7.1. Those people are not going to upgrade their version.
• If I have v7.1 I can write code that will port to v8.x. I can't do the reverse as far as I know.
• Labview programming is only a small part of what I do, so it could take me years to recoup the cost of buying the latest version.
• As a freelancer, the cost will come straight out of my pocket. I can think of better things to spend £2900 on!
• I object to having to pay 42% more for a piece of software because I am in the UK!

[devchander]

Some of your points I cannot argue with.

Especially the 42% one

[parthabe]

You ve definitely got enough valid reasons to keep LV7.1 for backward compatibility.

Even companies think on the same lines...

[Graziano]

Hi!

   Are you pointing out the currency change problem????

   In Italy, we pay cFP-2120 1949 € , in USA you can buy it for 2099 $.  It's not the actual change, I suppose, even if this morning I didn't check..... 

   I have to say that is a little step inward, because before,at NI, 1 € = 1 $ !

graziano

[Graziano]

In my company, we have 7.1, 8.0, (and 8.20 maybe). LV 7.1 is in my computer, while LV 8 stays on the shelf.... "squadra che vince non si cambia!" (never change a winning team!)

I think too that backward compatibility, anyway, is a major issue.

graziano

[CDancer]

Are you pointing out the currency change problem????

No I took that into account. The 42% surcharge is real. It's probably less for EU countries. Try changing your country in NI's web site and see how the prices change.

After having a word with my local NI rep, I may have to get version 8 after all. For an upcoming project I want to use Math Interface Toolbox, which (surprise) is only available for version 8. Oh well, I didn't really need a holiday this year 😞

On the up side, If you buy version 8, you are allowed to install a previous version on the same machine.

Did you say you had version 8 on a shelf...?

Chris

[Graziano]

I meant,
   the currency change has a very different rate between NI prices and exchange markets... 1.4 $/£ for ni, 1.9 $/£ for the rest of the world....

   Anyway, I'm planning to PORT my application to LV 8, but I think it will take some extra job, and I'm frightened about driver compatibility.....

   ...so I'm gonna use LV 8, sorry!

   bye!

graziano