Nothing compares 2 UNIX

Article Abstract:

More and more desktop publishing software packages are available in the market for workstations that run on UNIX operating system. These programs offer more power and functionality for desktop publishing, rivaling those offered for the Apple Macintosh and IBM and compatible microcomputers. Among those that have been announced are Adobe Systems Inc's Illustrator 3.2 for NeXT, a version of the Macintosh and Microsoft Windows graphics software for the NeXT operating system. The company's Adobe Type Library is currently available in a NeXT version and will soon be ported to the DECstation platform. Altsys Corp plans the release of Virtuoso, the NeXT version of the company's Freehand graphics software package. Appsoft Inc will deliver Image, a color photo editing program for NeXT in Sep 1992 and RightBrain Software's PasteUp, a page layout program, which offers the precision of QuarkXPress and is easier to use than PageMaker is also due on the NeXT platform. Island Graphics Corp's Island Presents presentation software will be available on Sun/Open Look.

Product Announcement, Adobe Systems Inc., ADBE, Presentation software, Presentation graphics software, Unix-like operating systems, UNIX, Software Migration, Island Graphics Corp.

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Bleeding edge

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Kaleida Labs and Microsoft Corp's Consumer Systems Group (CSG) are developing competing systems architectures for the delivery of multimedia information to a variety of computer and consumer platforms. Kaleida was charted by joint founders IBM and Apple to create a standard multimedia operating system format that would run on on a variety of devices, facilitate the creation of multimedia software and provide a catalyst for the development of new multimedia delivery products. Microsoft's CSG is also developing its Modular Windows operating systems as a scalable implementation of the Windows technology that can run on multimedia players and other intelligent devices. Kaleida's system is likely to be the more comprehensive and powerful technology, but Modular Windows will be useful to those already committed to the Windows environment.

Commercial physical research, Operating systems (Software), Operating systems, Column, MSFT, Multimedia software, Operating System, Strategic Planning, Product Development, Kaleida Inc., Microsoft Corp. Consumer Systems Group, Microsoft Modular Windows (GUI)

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NextStep publishing power tools

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Three very good desktop publishing software tools have been introduced for the NeXTStep 3.0 operating system: the $695 Virtuoso illustration software from Altsys, the $995 Image image processing package from Appsoft and the $795 PasteUp 1.1 desktop publishing software from RightBrain Software. The programs give the NeXTStep environment professional-level publishing capabilities comparable to those available on the Macintosh computer. Virtuoso is a 'dream' graphics tool that includes outstanding text handling and typographic functions and is better than any other Macintosh, Windows or NeXTStep illustration package. Image includes numerous painting, photo retouching and color correction tools, and is comparable to Adobe PhotoShop. PasteUp 1.1 is easier to use than PageMaker but has the desktop publishing precision of QuarkXPress.

Evaluation, Image processing, Image processing software, PasteUp 1.1 (Desktop publishing software), Virtuoso (Draw software), Image (Image processing software)

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