ia4@CUNIXD.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Imran Anwar) (09/10/89)
NEWSPAPER FRONT END PAGEMAKER SYSTEMS - - - - - - - - - - I am looking for information on/about companies that provide front end page makeup systems for major newspapers. Also any info about satellite/facsimile transmission of data to remote printing plants etc done by major publications. What is the state of the art? What companies make such equipment? These days even computers like the Apple Mac can drive industrial photo- typsetters like Linotype etc. Does that mean that a newspaper can be brought out (published daily) using just an Apple Mac based system? I have used Pagemaker on the mac but wonder if there is any software package for it that allows Full Newspaper Size Page makup. I have also seen a "color scanner of 35mm slides" from Nikon that feeds the data thru an RS 232 to computers (like the MAC IIcx?). Does that mean that people can now bring out color magazines using such "desktop" stuff? Any information and suggestions on this subject would be appreciated. I would appreciate if you would email me directly. Thanks Imran ia4@cunixd.cc.columbia.edu / ^ / /_\ / / \ __TODAY_____________________________________TOMORROW!_____________ Imran Anwar Incorporated Technologies Columbia Business School Middle C Inc. New York NY 10027 Imran Anwar Holdings (Learning What I Already Know) (Doing What I Never Learnt) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dare to Dream! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - All standard, non-standard, specific, general, usual, unusual dis- claimers apply. All material copyright, copyleft, copyup, copydown and copycenter. Opinions expressed are my own...who else could have such opinions anyway ?! Tell me if you do, we'll form a Club! ------------------------------------------------------------------