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From: chuq%plaid@Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach)
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Subject: Desktop Publishing and Suns
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Date: Fri, 1-May-87 15:11:07 EDT
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From: Jeff Wallace <jeffw@swindle.Berkeley.EDU>

I'm not that well versed in the world of desktop publishing, so
I thought I'd ask the people who know what they're talking about.

The company that I work for during summer break is currently 
searching for a good desktop publishing system that can also be used
for the various other computing needs of the company.  Presently
they are looking at getting one Mac SE, a LaserWriter and Aldus'
PageMaker software to handle the desktop publishing.  For the
real computing they are looking at getting a few Suns (probably
3/50's).

This company doesn't want to spend a fortune and they really don't
want two separate systems.  They are looking for the one system that
can do it all.  The dealers that they are working with say that there
is no PageMaker-like software for Suns and the Mac SE can't handle
multi-processing.

I have seen a lot of recent news about the Mac ][, but according
to my sources A/UX won't be out for real until this fall at the
earliest.  The company is looking for a system that they can buy
tomorrow (or very soon).

Basic requirements of company:
     Cost - less than $25,000
     DTP system - in use 20 hours a week
     LaserWriter or equivalent
     "Real" computing - 1 full-time person, 2 part-timers
     Not necessarily restricted to a UNIX based system

My questions:

1. Is there any good DTP software for Suns?  If so, who makes it?

2. What arrangement of hardware and software do you think would
   best suit the given requirements?

3. What companies/persons/magazines should I point my boss in the
   direction of for good information?
   

Please send your responses directly to me and if there is enough
interest I will summarize and post the results.

Thanks for the help.

	Jeff Wallace		Internet: jeffw@scam.Berkeley.Edu
	U.C. Berkeley		UUCP: ...!ucbvax!scam!jeffw

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