what is the differene between labview 6.1 and 2009

[pstew]

someone is selling labview 6.1 unopened i was wondering first if that was legal and if it would be completely obsolete.

[Matthew_Kelton · Accepted solution]

It's pretty much going to be obsolete.  You'd have to use old drivers and some current hardware will not be supported.  It also doesn't officially work on later OS's (although I have had it work fine on Vista - haven't tried Windows7 yet).

The differencesare too many to name.  I only go back and use it to support very old code. I am now down to only one customer who still has their software in it and I haven't had to do anything for them in a couple of years now.

If you want to play around with it, it might be worth buying if is is $100 or $200 bucks if you're trying to teach yourself or determine whether you want to make the full investment for the current version.  If they're charging anymore than that, it's a ripoff and they're hoping to find someone who absolutely has to have 6.1 and is willing to pay for it.

[smercurio_fc]

If you know German you can get the German version of LabVIEW 6.1 for free from here.

[GerdW]

Hi,

sorry smercurio and other, but following that link will only allow to download a Linux or a Mac version of LV6.1. The Windows version is only available on CD/DVD with the magazine.

(Well, I still have that disc somewhere in my cabinet )

[dan_u]

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GerdW wrote:

Hi,

sorry smercurio and other, but following that link will only allow to download a Linux or a Mac version of LV6.1. The Windows version is only available on CD/DVD with the magazine.

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... and NI does no longer provide the serial number to activate LV6.1 for free.

[Coq_Rouge]

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dan_u wrote:

... and NI does no longer provide the serial number to activate LV6.1 for free.

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That reminds of the (happy) days then a Labview serial could be made on the fly 😉 Also I think some Labview books are bundled with a more up to date student edition of Labview. I would take that path. But the good thing with Labview 6.1 is that it is free of any flimflam like Express VIs.  

[smercurio_fc]

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GerdW wrote:

Hi,

sorry smercurio and other, but following that link will only allow to download a Linux or a Mac version of LV6.1. The Windows version is only available on CD/DVD with the magazine.

(Well, I still have that disc somewhere in my cabinet )

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Well, the poster never said which OS they're running...

[JB]

This table shows the main differences between the LabVIEW versions from 7.x to 2009.

[pstew]

i have the student edition and I new the application builder i was wondering for a cheaper alternative then buying it for 1000$ thats why i looked at the 6.1. Do you have any ideas

[GerdW]

Hi pstew,

cheaper alternatives than to buy from NI?

There's one (serious) alternative: ask your university/high school/ whatever to buy a UniversityLicense (if applicable). That way you can get the full package (the "All Inclusive" package!) at a very reasonable price. I paid 75Euro per year for my share of the license...

Message Edited by GerdW on 02-14-2010 10:29 AM