To Anyone Using LASI,

  This should be the last update of LASI Version 4.1. Rewriting and
  testing of LASI Version 4.2 is well underway, and it should be available
  in a couple of months. LASI 4.2 contains a memory manager that makes
  allocating maximum numbers of objects or ranks a thing of the past. When
  LASI 4.2 loads a cell, it allocates the number of boxes, paths, etc. as
  the cell requires and not by some fixed quantity. LASI 4.2 also makes
  better use of conventional DOS (<640K) memory because it packs the
  objects of a cell into memory with minimal unused gaps and gives back
  memory that isn't needed.

  My first impression when running a preliminary LASI 4.2 is that using
  conventional DOS memory for object data storage is more than adequate if
  you use cell nesting properly. In fact, you find that you can have so
  many objects in a single cell that working with the cell becomes
  awkward. For this reason, LASI 4.2 will still use conventional DOS
  memory only and not XMS or EMS, with any possible memory extension
  schemes left for future LASI versions.

  Present LASI 4.1 drawings will be immediately compatible with LASI 4.2,
  or a simple converter will be supplied. If you have licensed LASI you
  will receive 4.2 automatically. If you are using LASI for non-profit or
  educational purposes, let me know that you want 4.2. If you got LASI
  from a network (Internet) keep checking for LASI 4.2 to be uploaded.


                                            Dave Boyce