mpsimon@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (M. Patrick Simon) (09/08/88)
( If my memory serves me correctly, this text editor has been out in
Europe for quite awhile. Hence the world distribution.)
The other day I saw an ad for Signum available in the US. This is the
first technical word processor that I have seen advertised here. I would
like to find out as much as possible about the availability of technical
word processors for the ST. Is TeX available? There had been rumors of
a pd release.
Questions about Signum:
1. Will it support a color monitor? Will it work on a 1040 ST? Does it
require that I have a hard drive?
2. What file format/printing options? I.e. does it produce DVI output files,
can I print to an Epson compatible, or to a postscript printer?
3. Will it support graphics figures in the text?
4. Suggested retail price in the USA? (STPlus has it advertised for $250).
5. Any major or minor limitations encountered by current/previous users?
What else is available in the US?
--Patrick Simon mpsimon@phoenix.princeton.edu 9-7-88alderaan@netmbx.UUCP (Thomas Cervera) (09/10/88)
In article <3605@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>, mpsimon@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (M. Patrick Simon) writes: > > ... stuff deleted ... > > Questions about Signum: > > 1. Will it support a color monitor? Will it work on a 1040 ST? Does it > require that I have a hard drive? No, (in my experience) no color monitor is supported. The european version of SIGNUM works fine on 1040s. A hard drive is not required, but you should use one, because SIGNUM makes frequent use of disk (consists of a bunch of utilities). > > 2. What file format/printing options? I.e. does it produce DVI output files, > can I print to an Epson compatible, or to a postscript printer? Output to EPSON compatible printers (9 dots) is supported, but very slow (about 15 min per page, because each line is printed 6 times). 24 dot printers would be a good guess. There also is an ATARI Laser driver included. The .SDO file format is only compatible with SIGNUM, but ASCII imports/exports are possible. > > 3. Will it support graphics figures in the text? Yes, and in VERY GOOD QUALITY !!! And you can change the size of graphics images, you can easily duplicate them, without any problems of overlapping ! Also the texts ! > > 4. Suggested retail price in the USA? (STPlus has it advertised for $250). Could be true, I think. The german version is DM449, that is, about $230). > > 5. Any major or minor limitations encountered by current/previous users? The print speed. The printing image is very good, but it must be printed 6 times each line for max quality. -- SIGNUM is a WYSIWYG editor, I mean what I say. Great stuff. Very quick on editing. No fatal bugs detected in the german version (tested a friend's SIGNUM over 3 Months). -- alderaan OP RKOpdp (RSTS/E) FB Mathematik/Informatik RKO Berlin Dieffenbachstrasze 60-61 1000 Berlin 61
01659@AECLCR.BITNET (Greg Csullog) (02/02/89)
For the fellow who wants to write in foreign languages, the only word processor for you would be Signum (available from Scan-Tech in Calgary Alta). Each character can be moved independently as if it was a small picture. Seven fonts can be used at the same time with easy switching via ESC F n where n is the font # (or via menu). ALT and CTL are allowed to switch fonts as well. There is an excellent font editor included, drivers for 9, 24 and laser printers and even a right-to-left cursor accessory.