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From: phil@diablo.amd.com (Phil Ngai)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Need recommendation for drawing program
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Date: 30 Jun 89 00:39:09 GMT
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In article <1965@aucs.UUCP> peter@aucs.UUCP (Peter Steele) writes:
|One package that seems to be quite well reviewed is Micrografx
|DrawPlus. It appears to be full featured but it is Windows-based,
|a potential drawback if other Windows-based programs I've used
|is any indication (i.e., slow and difficult to install well on
|a network). Has anyone used this package?

I'm using MicroGrafx Designer, which is somewhat related to DP, I
guess. Overall, I like it, especially the running under windows part.
(of course, if your network can't deal with windows you'll like it
less) It feels a lot like MacDraw to me, except it seems to operate
faster. (I think Macs are dogs for most purposes) You might also look
at Corel Draw, it seems to have a more elegant tools interface. 

Designer has a lot of functions I don't use, like tracing bit-maps,
color support (separations, palettes, etc). It seems to handle drawing
timing waveforms (my application) better than macdraw. 
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