Re: Unix Desktop Publishing vs. Mac [was Re: Commodore's handling...]

Article View: comp.sys.mac

Article #21545

#21545

From: chuq
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1987 22:08

14 lines
1430 bytes

>I, too, believe in using the right tool for the right job, and when it comes
>to individual page layout and graphic design, the Mac is unsurpassed.  But
>when it comes to complicated, multi-page technical documents, where
>relationships between the elements of the document become more important than
>its physical layout (e.g., you want to break the page here if and only if
>a certain table won't fit on the remainder of the page, etc.), face it guys,
>the Mac just can't hack it.  You need troff or TeX.

you haven't seen Ready, Set, Go! 4.0 yet. Take a look at it before you make
wide, generalized statements like this...

chuq
---
Chuq "Fixed in 4.0" Von Rospach			chuq@sun.COM	Delphi: CHUQ

Technical Details

Message-ID: <33783@sun.uucp>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!husc6!cmcl2!nrl-cmf!ames!oliveb!sun!plaid!chuq

References: <8711030308.AA01230@cory.Berkeley.EDU> <6613@apple.UUCP> <4120@ccicpg.UUCP> <2133@tekig4.TEK.COM> <216@esquire.UUCP>

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!husc6!cmcl2!nrl-cmf!ames!oliveb!sun!plaid!chuq
From: chuq@plaid.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Unix Desktop Publishing vs. Mac [was Re: Commodore's handling...]
Message-ID: <33783@sun.uucp>
Date: Thu, 12-Nov-87 17:08:48 EST
Article-I.D.: sun.33783
Posted: Thu Nov 12 17:08:48 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 14-Nov-87 17:38:04 EST
References: <8711030308.AA01230@cory.Berkeley.EDU> <6613@apple.UUCP> <4120@ccicpg.UUCP> <2133@tekig4.TEK.COM> <216@esquire.UUCP>
Sender: news@sun.uucp
Reply-To: chuq@sun.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach)
Organization: Fictional Reality, uLtd
Lines: 14
Keywords: troff, psfig

Reply to Parent Message