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Re: Frame vs. Interleaf vs. ?

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From: Steven Ball
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1991 23:51
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mark@hermesa.uucp (Mark McWiggins) writes:

>My company is evaluating high-end publishing packages.  So far we
>have a demo of Frame (which looks great) and the Interleaf rep salivating
>over us; haven't seen his package yet.

>Have you been through this?  Which did you pick and why?  Are there other
>contenders that we should consider?

Indeed we have.  We too have a demo copy of Frame.  Interleaf gave a demo copy
too.  In fact, any site with Interleaf can give you a demo copy, you can
save files and print only if you have a password.  My feeling was that they
are essentially leap-frogging each other feature-wise, but that Interleaf was
ahead by a nose.

In the end our decision came down to the bottom line - cost.  Interleaf gives
educational institutions a very nice deal... they practically give it away!
Frame has floating licenses, and with >150 Suns that would have run into
many thousands of dollars.

>Thanks in advance for any insight.
>-- 
>Mark McWiggins
>mark@hermesa.uucp 
>...uw-beaver!amc-gw!hermesa!mark
>Box 40357, Bellevue WA  98004 / +1 206 455 2786 (24 hrs.)
--
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