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From: jesup@cbmvax.UUCP (Randell Jesup)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Jerry declares the 2000 as 'the most improved computer'
Message-ID: <6206@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 10 Mar 89 21:25:56 GMT
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In article <10923@well.UUCP> ewhac@well.UUCP (Leo 'Bols Ewhac' Schwab) writes:
>>       Leo, don't we have a solid base of desktop publishing programs 
>>  available now?  [ ... ]
>
>	Not as far as I'm concerned.  We may have a few neat parlor tricks,
>but the Mac is already entrenched.  The Mac was a paper-generator since Day
>One.  As such, the desktop publishing technology and software is more mature
>on the Mac.
>
>	Realize, of course, that this is merely my perception; I don't have
>hard evidence to back this up.  However, I don't think I have yet seen a
>document processor that puts MacWrite to shame (although Brown-Wagh's PenPal
>looks darned impressive).

	Part of this is the Mac's clipboard.  This makes integration of 
artwork and text, and import of text, very easy.  We in theory have the same
ability, but few people support the clipboard device (bad developers, bad! :-)
(That's just a joke!)).

	Another thing that helps them is a more widespread use of fonts in
programs.  We should be making it easier on people to integrate font support
in 1.4.  Their textedit stuff is part of this too, and lastly quickdraw and the
PICT standard - drawing commands can be done in max resolution, as opposed to
IFF ILBM bitmaps.

	Of course, Apple making a postscript laser printer doesn't hurt them,
either.

-- 
Randell Jesup, Commodore Engineering {uunet|rutgers|allegra}!cbmvax!jesup