David Cohn shares his extraordinary journey from architect to CAD pioneer and influential technology journalist during the pivotal early days of computer-aided design software.

• David's background as an architect and almost Olympic-qualifying run
• How government contract requirements forced architectural firms to adopt CAD technology
• First experience with AutoCAD 1.4 and its mere 28 commands
• Creation of the Memphis AutoCAD User Group newsletter
• Development of architectural add-ons for AutoCAD that predated SketchUp
• Journey from newsletter publisher to editor in chief of Cadalyst magazine
• Confrontation with Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz over the problematic Release 13
• Battle for editorial independence when covering Autodesk products
• Establishing Eclipse Software as an early AutoCAD third-party developer
• The surprising role software piracy played in AutoCAD's early market success