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I am looking for comments about SGML-based documentation tools to run
under ULTRIX.  We are currently using DWB (ditroff), but would like to
migrate to SGML within a year.  We need something that supports:

Many writers

Working on large technical manuals that are part of 

Large documentations sets that go through

Multiple revisions.


We need good support for graphics and tables, and flexibility to design
our own document formats.  We also need support for translation from
English to other languages.  Revision control for documents, handling
of editor's and reviewers' comments, and other utitlities such as spell
checking are also important.

It must run under ULTRIX on a DEC RISC workstation or a VAX or both.

We are currently evaluating Publisher from ArborText, and have also
considered Author/Editor from SoftQuad.  We have looked a a few others,
but I don't recall their names.

I would especially like comments on user interface issues (ease of
learning, ease of use), and support issues (does company provide good
support, how hard/easy is it for internal support group to support).

I am also interested in hearing from others who have converted from
troff to SGML or who are planning to make the conversion.


Yours truly,

Melinda McBride

Open Systems Publishing Tools Group	decwrl!rust!mcbride
DECwest Engineering			(206)865-8705
Digital Equipment Corporation
14475 NE 24th St.
Bellevue, WA 98007