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From: mercer@npdiss1.StPaul.NCR.COM (Dan Mercer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.misc
Subject: Painter's Apprentice and network printers
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Date: 27 Aug 90 23:02:47 GMT
Reply-To: mercer@npdiss1.StPaul.NCR.COM (Dan Mercer)
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My department is looking for an alternative to GEM Draw (the drawing
program from hell).  While they look for expensive alternatives,  I
roamed the INTERNET looking in the bargain basement.  Of the ones I've
evaluated,  I was most impressed with Painter's Apprentice (authors
Russel Nelson and Patrick Naughton).  Here was a program that was
light years easier to use than any of the commercially sold products
and at a very reasonable price.  Our drawing needs are very basic and
this product offers us as much functionality as we need and more.  I
would love to recommend it to my boss for 10 or 15 copies (the mice
will cost us more money) but I can't get it to print.

The doco says it's not crippleware,  so I'm wondering if the print
option doesn't highlight (it stays in italics - if you've used
Windows,  you know what I mean) because we use network printers (HP
laserJet IID's).  I'm wondering if the program doesn't do a hardware
check for the printer.  I tried it with a virtual printer,  but no
luck there either.

    1. Is the program hard wired?  If so,  Im out of luck.
    2. Any work around?
    3. Anyone know how to get in touch with Nelson and Naughton?
    4. Anyone else use this?

Thanks in advance,
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Dan Mercer
Reply-To: mercer@npdiss1.StPaul.NCR.COM (Dan Mercer)
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