ai065@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Thomas Hill) (05/19/91)
I am currently helping my sister's husband start a new party supply
store. At this point in time I am designing the sign for the store and the
business cards using my Amiga (I'm no artist but with the Amiga you don't
have to be...:') ). This sign design will (somehow) be given to a sign maker
for reference in building the sign. The same goes for the business card's
layout. Since this is only a reference to go by rather than using it to make
an exact copy, I guess I'll simply print the outline out and color in the
proper colors. I'm simply doing this for him to save him a little money in
the design aspect. Besides, I thought of the name and I *know* what I want
the sign to look like. :) Any views here?
Now on to the real meat of this message. I've got my hand in the advertising
, inventory and other various aspects of the new business. I want to run as
many aspects as I can of the new business off of my Amiga. I'm currently
going to college to be a computer programmer and have been in computers for
almost ten years now, so I know what computer I want to use. :) Anyway, I
need advice on all aspects of business software for the Amiga. Everything
from form making software, to inventory/database control, to word processors
and spreadsheets. What is the best software out there in these and other
business fields? I've "visited" one party supply store that was using IBM
computers for point-of-sales. They were touch screen and very colorful/GUI
intensive. Looked very impressive. All the sales were relayed to the back
room where another computer stored the data on hard disk for future reference
when you do the books later that night. What a setup! Does anything like
this exist for the Amiga? Finally, on a smaller note, what is the best
banner making software out for the Amiga, and does anybody have any info on
printing custom T-shirts with a printer/computer setup?
Any other general remarks which may fit under this conversation are welcome.
Tom
--
Why purchase a MAC when an Amiga with the same CPU will run 99% of all
__ MAC software..and FASTER at that?! The same can be said of the IBM and
__/// Atari computers, and I can run those in a window. IBM's greatest sales
\XX/ tool is ignorance on the consumer's part. Only the Amiga! DEVO Anyone?es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) (05/19/91)
In article <25400@know.pws.bull.com> ai065@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Thomas Hill) writes: > > I am currently helping my sister's husband start a new party supply >store. At this point in time I am designing the sign for the store and the >business cards using my Amiga (I'm no artist but with the Amiga you don't >have to be...:') ). This sign design will (somehow) be given to a sign maker >for reference in building the sign. The same goes for the business card's >layout. Since this is only a reference to go by rather than using it to make >an exact copy, I guess I'll simply print the outline out and color in the >proper colors. I'm simply doing this for him to save him a little money in >the design aspect. Besides, I thought of the name and I *know* what I want >the sign to look like. :) Any views here? > You could use PageStream or ProDraw for doing the graphics layout. There is also a new program from New Horizons called ProVector or ProDesign or some such which is an object-oriented graphics program ala MacDraw. > Now on to the real meat of this message. I've got my hand in the advertising >, inventory and other various aspects of the new business. I want to run as >many aspects as I can of the new business off of my Amiga. I'm currently >going to college to be a computer programmer and have been in computers for >almost ten years now, so I know what computer I want to use. :) Anyway, I >need advice on all aspects of business software for the Amiga. Everything >from form making software, to inventory/database control, to word processors >and spreadsheets. What is the best software out there in these and other >business fields? I've "visited" one party supply store that was using IBM >computers for point-of-sales. They were touch screen and very colorful/GUI >intensive. Looked very impressive. All the sales were relayed to the back >room where another computer stored the data on hard disk for future reference >when you do the books later that night. What a setup! Does anything like >this exist for the Amiga? Finally, on a smaller note, what is the best >banner making software out for the Amiga, and does anybody have any info on >printing custom T-shirts with a printer/computer setup? The main database products are SuperBase 4 and dbMAN V. One thing that might work is, if you want touch-screen, have the touch-screen machines use AmigaVision, which manipulates dBASE compatible databases, and use dbMAN for the more complicated database work, which is a dBASE III+ clone with extensions. Advantage from Gold Disk would seem to be the spreadsheet leader, mainly because I trust GD more to update their product than Mike Lehman. For forms you might want to get a DTP program. I believe that the PenPal people have a form program. The rest of your questions I'll have to leave to others. One note, I believe that PageStream can handle ANY size up to memory limits. > > Any other general remarks which may fit under this conversation are welcome. > > Tom > >-- > Why purchase a MAC when an Amiga with the same CPU will run 99% of all > __ MAC software..and FASTER at that?! The same can be said of the IBM and > __/// Atari computers, and I can run those in a window. IBM's greatest sales > \XX/ tool is ignorance on the consumer's part. Only the Amiga! DEVO Anyone? -- Ethan The constitution isn't perfect, but it's better than what we have now.
peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva) (05/19/91)
In article <25400@know.pws.bull.com> ai065@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Thomas Hill) writes: > I've "visited" one party supply store that was using IBM > computers for point-of-sales. They were touch screen and very colorful/GUI > intensive. ... Does anything like this exist for the Amiga? I don't think so. There isn't that much for the Mac either. Basically, this is the sort of embedded control application you'd have been using an 8080 based dedicated machine for a few years ago, and it really doesn't need more than that. It's not an application for a general purpose machine. Given this, why not just get the cheapest machine you can find (an IBM PC/XT level box: anything more would be wasted) and stick it there? -- Peter da Silva. `-_-' <peter@sugar.hackercorp.com>.