peter@aucs.UUCP (Peter Steele) (01/06/88)
We have Pagemaker for the Mac and are considering getting a version
for the PC. Before we lay out any money, however, we'd like to know
a bit about how PC/Pagemaker compares to Mac/Pagemaker. Here are
some specific questions:
1. What hardware/software configuration is needed for Pagemaker (i.e.,
how much memory should the PC have, does it require Windows, etc.)
2. How does it compare to Mac/Pagemaker in performance?
3. How does it compare to Mac/Pagemaker in features?
4. How does it compare to Mac/Pagemaker in usability?
5. What does it cost? Is there an educational price?
That's all. Any comments can be mailed to me at the address below. (If
you're lazy, just post it and I should find it.) Thanx!
--
Peter Steele Acadia Univ. Wolfville NS Canada B0P1X0 (902)542-2201x121
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In article <691@aucs.UUCP>, peter@aucs.UUCP (Peter Steele) writes: < We have Pagemaker for the Mac and are considering getting a version < for the PC. Before we lay out any money, however, we'd like to know < a bit about how PC/Pagemaker compares to Mac/Pagemaker. Here are < some specific questions: < < 1. What hardware/software configuration is needed for Pagemaker (i.e., < how much memory should the PC have, does it require Windows, etc.) IBM PC or compatible is required. You don't need to buy Windows, but PageMaker on the PC is a windows application (it comes with a Windows Runtime module, for those that don't have windows). < 2. How does it compare to Mac/Pagemaker in performance? < 3. How does it compare to Mac/Pagemaker in features? According to the latest blurb I read from Aldus, the new PC and MAC versions are identical in features, but I can't speak for the relative performance (speed) issue. < 4. How does it compare to Mac/Pagemaker in usability? Again, the should be the same. < 5. What does it cost? Is there an educational price? Don't know, off hand. < Peter Steele -- Chris Seaman | o\ /o crs@cpsc6a.att.com <or> | || See "Attack of the Killer Smiley"! ..!ihnp4!cpsc6a!crs | \vvvvvv/ Coming Soon to a newsgroup near you! | \____/
david_dave_hughes@cup.portal.com (01/17/88)
I use a Mac se with pagemaker each day putting out our newspaper on saipan. I a am helping am also helping a frioend with a compueterland AT clone with 640 k - 2 30 meg dh'd and atop-of-the HP printer. I find Pagemaker operates exactly the same on both machines, with the exception the PC version is slower in windows. If it redraws a page in bitmapped (non rez fonts) it is very slow. Plus we have had a tremendous difficulty in getting gfonts to show up in the type selection windows. We have also successfullly transported pagemaker pages from my mac to his clone over a modem ..... they print well enough, but things like screens and other goodies tend to be a lot darker on the HP.