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From: knauer@cs.uiuc.edu (Rob Knauerhase)
Subject: Re: A2R&D vs. Apple
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In <9104181818.AA20737@apple.com> THROOP@GRIN1.BITNET ("Throop,Henry B") writes:

>[unknown writes about Print Shop vs. Print Master suit]
...
>code.  Unison also claimed that although the interfaces were similar, this
>was the only way to do such a program.  Broderbund then brought up Stickybear
>Printer, which does similar things as both programs, but with a different
>interface.

We're really moving away from comp.sys.apple2 territory here, but the nail in
the coffin for Unison (I thought it was Uniden World, or something like that)
was that in two places in their program, it said "Press <Return> to continue."
Well, the IBM doesn't have a return key -- it's marked "Enter"; the rest of
the PrintMaster code said "Press Enter" as well.

Rob
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