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From: harv@harvs.UUCP (Patrick L. Harvey)
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Subject: Re: Best Desktop Publishing software?
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Date: 20 May 91 02:57:10 GMT
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In article <607@wjh12.harvard.edu>, kik@wjh12.harvard.edu (Ken Kreshtool) writes:
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> In article <1991May14.080935.6778@milton.u.washington.edu> picard@milton.u.washington.edu (Mary Stumpel) writes:
> >
> >I know this topic has probably been hashed out before, but I'd like to know 
> >what people here think the best (preferably low cost) DTP software is. 
> >There are a few under the $200 range, such as Aldus's Personal Press and
> >Timeworks Publish it Easy but which gives the most bang for the buck?
> >Thanks for the help.
> 
> Check out your university computerware place.  Ours sells Aldus PageMaker 4.0
> for $157.  It's the real thing.
> 
> Ken Kreshtool
> kik@wjh12.harvard.edu
> 

Pagemaker is fair, I have been using Interleaf on Suns and/or Apollos for
a few years.  I saw a demo of their Beta Macintosh version and liked it quite
alot.  Depending on what exactly you need or want, it is quite a lot of bang
for the buck.  But then, for the right person so does a Ferrari.  (e.g., Interleaf
is not cheap)

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