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, . , Atlas Venture. Atlas Venture North Bridge Venture Partners Burr, Egan, Deleage & Company. $4,5 . 1995, Kubota $9,2 . , Kubota .
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Parametric Technology Corporation, 1984, , , , . PTC Pro/ENGINEER UNIX. . PTC - , UNIX.
. SolidWorks Windows, Windows . , Microsoft, Word Excel. , . , , . $3995.
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, Winchester Design, 1994 SolidWorks . , National Design Engineering Show 1995. , - Engineering Automation Report , ., , , . , , SolidWorks.
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