MathCAD 8.0

This was the last product of the good old days, when you could buy a useful Mathcad software package for a decent price, i.e., around $100. It did a pretty good job. But over the years, Mathsoft kept adding bells and whistles and jacking up the price, even for upgrades. And the more bells and whistles, the more cumbersome it becomes to use. They never again offered an entry-level, utility-sized package. What a shame for the little guy. Now it's "you gotta buy a monster CAD package" or go somewhere else. Before Mathcad 8, the product was even easier to use, and very inexpensive. I suppose those old versions could become collector's items; I'm keeping mine. The new versions will only run on the latest OS's, and that means an even bigger price jack, plus there's activation, etc. Things have definitely gotten worse over time.