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From: malczews@aludra.usc.edu (Frank Malczewski)
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Subject: Re: Academic version of PageMaker 4.0 (Was about FrameMaker)
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As I don't have it, I cannot say offhand just what they are; several
were mentioned to me by someone who has a copy.  The one that comes to
mind was a page limit of 12 pages.  

I would imagine, if this is indeed true, that there are others.

Another that just came to mind is that it does not have the spelling
checker that one would normally get with the full version.

Given that when I buy an academic version, I still expect full functionality,
especially after $200 investment, I'd just as soon look elsewhere.
Upgradability is always an issue when buying an academic version, but 
there should be a way to migrate from an academic version to a real live
version, given that one has already invested, especially in this case,
quite a bit of money.

I have WingZ and MacWrite II academic versions, and so far, I have been
able to get upgrades for them (at no cost).  I understand the Microsoft
also has upgrade paths for academic versions (obviously I've avoided their
products).
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-- Frank Malczewski		(malczews@nunki.usc.edu)