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From: goodill_eric@tandem.com (Eric Goodill)
Newsgroups: comp.text.desktop
Subject: Do you recommend PageMaker 4.0 or XPress 3.0?
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Date: 3 Oct 90 17:43:46 GMT
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Hi,

I'm new to this newsgroup, so apolgies if this has been covered before.

I'm interested in purchasing a reasonably powerful page layout program.  
Looks like I've narrowed it down to PageMaker and XPress based on 
popularity and price.  I'm not a professional, but I am involved in some 
organizations that need flyers and such done.  I intend to use a scanner 
to create B/W lineart and grayscale TIFF images to be used in my work.  
Most things will end up on normal letter sized paper.  I'd like pretty 
good control over text (I've heard I should get Illustrator for this.  
Next big purchase perhaps.)

My system is a IIci with Apple's portrait display monitor.  I have a 
DeskWriter (with ATM) which I'd like to use if possible, but I do have 
access to LaserWriters if I need to use one.

In any event, do you have recommendations about either or both of these 
programs especially with the hardware setup I have?

Cheers, Eric

Eric Goodill, goodill_eric@tandem.com
"Sucks Syntax"  -- John Haskey