AutoCAD via VPC

Haven't run it personally, but just for the record, have you used VPC at all? By most accounts nothing runs very well, especially if it is graphic intensive. Doing things like word processing, email or such can be OK, but beyond that... not worth it.

I use it to connect to work through a VPN, but that's ALL I'll use it for.

Make sure you use Windows 98 if you can or 2000. If you use XP it is even slower.

Forget games or anything similar.

Woof, Woof - Dawg

 

I run it (AutoCAD 2000 on Windows 2000 on VPC 7) on my iBook G3/900/32/640. It is usable, although there are couple of minor bugs (one of which affects how the cursor appears). I generally don't use it for the majority of AutoCAD work as a I also have a PC desktop, but do use it if I am on the road and have to make changes to a drawing.

So you can definitely do it, and because AutoCAD is not the demanding processor wise you can probably do alright even if your machine is isn't that much faster than mine.

As previously posted, stay away from XP, it's too heavy, but if you have to run XP, it will work, just make sure that you turn down all the extra appearance cr$p that Microsoft worked it.