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From: richard@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Richard Foulk)
Newsgroups: comp.text,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Desktop publishing systems?
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Date: 11 Nov 88 15:41:09 GMT
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*** Help!  What should we buy to do desktop publishing? ***

I'm in the process of evaluating various desktop publishing systems
and software for use in writing papers pertaining to neurobiology.
These papers will contain some figures and plots of data, waveforms,
etc.

Many of the people at our lab are currently using ibmpc's with various
wordprocessors.  Though we do have two Sun 3/60 workstations.

The question is what is the best hardware/software solution for
WYSIWYG editing and figure manipulation.  Some have suggested
the purchase of a Macintosh.

Assuming we're going to buy another machine for this purpose, should
we buy a Macintosh or another Sun?  What's the best software currently
available?

I've looked at Interleaf and Framemaker on the Sun a bit.  Is
there something better?

Thanks

Richard Foulk
richard@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu