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From: ml27192@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Mark Lanett)
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Subject: Re: UltraPaint v Canvas (2.1 or 3.0)
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Date: 3 Apr 91 05:58:09 GMT
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sorensen@athena.mit.edu (Alma G. Sorensen) writes:

>So, the ads for these two packages don't really delineate why
>I need to buy Canvas rather than UltraPaint for my routine technical
>(scientific) drawing/illustration needs. Is the extra $ worth
>it? Currently, Canvas 2.1 for $189 with free upgrade to 3.0 sounds
>good, but how much more can I do with it compared to UltraPaint,
>for $125 (both from MacConnection)? I mean, this really *is* a $64
>question!

>What's the scoop? Or is my best bet to buy one, try it out, and then
>the other, and keep whichever one is best? (Sounds painful...)

>Thanks for the info...and e-mail is preferred, though I'll try
>to wade through the postings...

Simple--Ultrapaint is a bitmap-oriented drawing program with _some_ object-
oriented features and Canvas is an object-oriented drawing program with
_some_ bitmap-oriented features. I don't beleive Ultrapaint has any kind of
rotation ability or really flexible polygons.
I used Canvas to produce all sorts of diagrams for various (up to 50 pages)
documents recently. It's not a diagramming program, but is better than MacDraw
or Superpaint. I couldn't imaging using Ultrapaint (will it even print out
well?)


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Mark Lanett						ml27192@uxa.cs.uiuc.edu