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From: ramsiri@blake.u.washington.edu (Enartloc Nhoj)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: FINALE
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Date: 13 Dec 90 16:21:38 GMT
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I am VERY close to purchasing FINALE for the MAC.  From what I gather,
it is perhaps the best publishing program available on any platform.

My next project will require the printing of over 600 pages of music.

I'd like to know of ANY and ALL quirks and bugs and so on that
are causing people the greatest headaches.  For example, the other day,
a member of this group mentioned that his machine locked up once
the file he created reached 8 pages in length.  I tried getting word
about this from Coda but have had no luck getting "the right guy" to 
answer for me.

Basically, what are FINALE's weaknesses, bugs, quirks etc...
Also, what would be a rough estimate on the time it takes to print
a page on a postscript printer? (I know there are many factors)...
Someone told me it may take as much as an hour to print one page!
Is that possible?

Since purchasing FINALE will also mean purchasing a MAC and laser printer
etc... (I will have to sell my Atari 4MB system with NOTATOR etc)...
I'd like to make sure i am not selling one headache and buying another.

Your response is very much appreciated.  Thank you.

ramsiri@blake.acs.washington.edu

BTW: any accelerators that don't get along with FINALE or midi?