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From: graefe@tramp.Colorado.EDU (William S. Graefe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: (was MacExpo: ) now Claris & SuperPaint
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Date: 18 Jan 88 06:31:32 GMT
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In article <39117@sun.uucp> chuq@plaid.Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes:
=On to Apple stuff. First, Claris. Claris, the software company spun off by
=Apple, spread its wings with new versions of the standard Apple programs and
=a couple of new toys. The new toys are forms generators, which I won't
=cover. The important things are the updates of MacWrite, MacPaint, MacDraw
=and MacProject. 

Thursday the 14th, I saw a promo video at Boulder Mac Maniacs.  I was *upset*
by the amount of hype (as in hyper).  They really should have put together
something better.  It was rather informative, nonetheless.

=Everything now runs on Mac II's and under Appleshare, and is compatible with
=Multifinder. To get a Claris upgrade packet, call 800-544-8554. These
=programs are no longer bundled with the Mac and no longer handed out free by
=dealers. But the upgrade prices are reasonable for the new functionality,
=and Claris is putting together a Tech Support organization to support them.
=I don't see how anyone can complain (although I expect it'll happen).

=MacWrite 5.0. Upgrade $25. Available now.

Looks good, but too expensive compared to FullWrite.  (I'm buying new)

=MacPaint 2.0. Upgrade $25. Available now
=	o magic eraser (it'll erase what you painted, a layer at a time!)

The promo demonstrated it as a bitmap replacer.  If you take a snapshot of
an area of the screen, you can bring any part of it back using the eraser.
Not too tough to do.  I'll stick with SuperPaint.  (SuperDraw?  :-)

=
=MacProject II. Upgrade $145. Available now.
=	o plotter support

'E' size, if it matters to you.

=
=MacDraw II. Upgrade $100. Available Spring

This is the program that Claris spend time on!!!

=	o 3 to 10 times faster

Amazing!!!!  It will scream!!!!!

=	o mulitiple layers

Very nice.  It is truly a usable tool, in my mind.

=	o plotter support

Again, E size, I believe.

=
=Finally, SuperPaint 2.0, to be available 2nd quarter fro $199 new, $50
=upgrade. new features include:
=	o autotraciing of a bitmap into a draw layer
=	o bezier curves
=	o multigon tool
=	o new air brush
=	o free rotation of objects and text in the draw layer
=	o multiple draw layers
=	o graphics libraries
=	o page size dependent on memory
=	o TIFF support
=	o laserbits is now one big page.
=
=um, wow.

Um, understatement.  This is the FullWrite of draw programs.  (You know that
says a lot!)  I love the version of SuperPaint I have now!  And now, I'll
really drool!  (Drool, Drool, ... slurp, ahhh!)
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