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From: cheung@vu-vlsi.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Object Oriented Drawing
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Date: Mon, 31-Aug-87 21:36:43 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 31 21:36:43 1987
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I would have to agree with the general objection to the existence of only
CAD/CAM type object oriented programs for the Amiga.  Currently I feel most
users would want a piece of software that can crank out text and graphics 
together.  Don't worry about color since it will be a while till people
can afford color laser printers or lithographers.  All I really want
is a document writer with the text editing power of WordPerfect, and the
ability to integrate graphics smoothly as in Lotus' MANUSCRIPT, with the
power and ease of Adobe's drawing package to do its graphics.  Most certainly
such a piece of software or grouping of software might be huge memory hogs
and expensive,  but when it comes down to getting serious work done faster
and more efficiently most people don't care.  Want proof just look at the
users who think that the IBM PC family is the best and only micro-computer
in existence.
(sorry for grammatical errors, I don't know how to use the vi editor yet
so I can't correct mistakes)
I recall many situation this past Summer while working inside the NRC of
one worker trying to enlighten me on the dazzeling power of WordStar on 
this rinky dink IBM-PC with 640K two 360K disk drives, and a amber monitor.
Of course, being nice I tried to look semi-interested-- deep inside I
was chuckling away.  Then I looked on his desk at two calenders.  Upon
closer look,  gee this looks like it came from a dot matrix printer!
And the calender I'd say was drawn with 240 dpi density and the different
sized lettering was very crisp and clear.   So I asked him what desk top
publishing software he was using.  He promptly pulls up a $40 package made
by some unknown, maybe even bankrupt, developer.  That put a blunt damper
on my chuckle.

			Wilson Cheung
I'm still a student and have stuck with Commodore because money's tight.
But when I graduate I'll being some serious bucks and will be less concerned
with best computer for the money but rather the best computer and software
period.  Commodore and its developers had better keep my interest because
there are probably many others like me, most who think the word personal
computer was a word coined after the introduction of the IBM PC.