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- From: frostbit@src4src.linet.org (Rajesh Goel)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
- Subject: Re: Pagestream impressions sought
- Message-ID: <1993Jan03.122746.17571@src4src.linet.org>
- Date: 3 Jan 93 12:27:46 GMT
- References: <4532@winnie.fit.edu>
- Organization: The Source for Source
- Lines: 52
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- In article <4532@winnie.fit.edu> wood@kepler.pss.fit.edu (Matt A. Wood) writes:
- >To users of Pagestream: Could you please take a minute to tell me
- >your impressions of the program? I'm thinking of buying it for my
- >wife, who's an 8th grade school teacher and who currently is using
- >Wordperfect. She'd be using the program for generating tests,
- >quizzes, flyers, and banners (this last feature is really why we're
- >considering it). She's not a computer jock and doesn't much like
- >reading user manuals, so ease of use and on-line help are very
- >important. Some questions that come to mind:
- >
- > * Is the program easy to learn or is the learning curve
- > steep?
- > * Does the program have a good "feel", or are refreshes
- > and such too slow? (we have a stock A500 w/ 3Mb Ram
- > and 20 Mb A590 HD)
- > * How good is the output? We have an Epson LQ800 24-pin
- > printer. Will the program use the printer's fonts
- > for 10 and 12 point for NLQ printing? Can it mix
- > NLQ printing and the slower 'graphics-mode'
- > character printing in the same document and on the
- > same page?
- > * Are extra fonts a must-buy, or are they really only needed
- > for those doing extensive newsletters and such?
- > * Any problems with the program crashing the system?
- > * Is the clipboard supported? AREXX?
- >
- >Plus, if you have any other comments -- especially warnings -- please
- >pass them on to me. Thanks *very* much for your time!
- >
- >
- >
- >
- >--
- >Matt A. Wood Physics and Space Sciences
- >wood@phy.fit.edu Florida Institute of Technology
- >(407) 768-8000 (x7207) 150 West University Boulevard
- >(407) 984-8461 (FAX) Melbourne, FL 32901-6988
-
-
- Pagestream sounds like OVERKILL for your needs. And you cannot do banners
- in it (least I can't with my laser) and it would be TOO slow on a 7.14 Mhz 500.
-
- You should check out FinalCopy II. It's a great wordprocessor with some
- built-in graphical tools (lines, curves, boxes, etc.) comes with some VERY
- USEABLE fonts and is cheap (under $ 100).
-
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- frostbit@src4src.linet.org
- A4000 -- Workstation performance that's AFFORDABLE
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-
- P.S. I do NOT have any links with SoftWood except as a satisfied (ab)user.
-