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From: mdeale@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Myron Deale)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: buying a cube
Keywords: page-layout
Message-ID: <7505@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU>
Date: 30 Jan 89 22:12:07 GMT
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Organization: Cal Poly State Univ,CSC Dept,San Luis Obispo,CA 93407
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Hello netlanders,
   I've been thinking about buying a Mac IIx (not rich,
just lucky :-). However, we had a NeXT demo here
a week ago and that Interface Builder has
captivated my curiosity. Now, I've read the Byte article on
the cube telling just what software will be bundled with
the machine (rev 1.0), but I was wondering if anyone with
practical experience could comment on how good the word-
processing / page-layout is on the cube ?  Is it close to
the Mac in ability ?  How many laser-printer (i.e. screen)
fonts come with the NeXT and can I simply add regular
Adobe fonts to the system ?
   I'll be doing some programming but the ability to doc-
ument my research comes first. Thanks for any input you
can provide.

Myron
#J. R. (for Reluctant) Undergrad
#mdeale@polyslo.calpoly.edu