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From: jim@ezx.uucp (Jim Littlefield)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: PageMaker, Quark XPress, & Print Shops
Message-ID: <1990Jul17.171249.416@ezx.uucp>
Date: 17 Jul 90 17:12:49 GMT
References: <476@amanue.UUCP>
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Organization: Sunrise Software Systems
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In article <476@amanue.UUCP> jr@amanue.UUCP (Jim Rosenberg) writes:
>I don't yet have a desktop publishing program, but will probably get one in the
>next few months.  Based on the reviews I've read so far, I'm inclined toward
>Quark XPress, though it's a close call.
>

It all depends on what type of work you plan on doing. If you are
looking for laserprinter quality output only then your choice of
PageMaker and Superpaint are probably ok. However, if you plan on producing
film from a photo-typesetter and/or considering working in color then I
would recommend using Quark Xpress and either Illustrator 88 or Freehand
as the ONLY way to go.

As far as finding a typesetter who can handle Xpress, if they aren't
able to provide output from PageMaker AND Xpress then I personally won't
consider using them. Both products are good but IMHO Xpress provides
better type control and much better color suuport then PageMaker.

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