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- PAGESTREAM 3.0 PREVIEW PACKAGE
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-
- Welcome to the PageStream3 preview pack. In this archive you will find 3
- files:
-
- - ReadMe.Now: this file. Provides information on PageStream3.
- - FeatureComparison.TXT: a detailed list and comparison for DTP programs.
- Print from a text editor, word processor or DTP program. (95 column
- text file. Print with a monospaced font such as Courier for best
- results.)
- - PageStream3.ILBM: a 16 color screenshot of PageStream3. View with
- Multiview Deluxe Paint, Brilliance, etc.
- - Toolbar.ILBM: explains the toolbar buttons.
- - Toolbox.ILBM: explains the toolbox tools.
- - EditPalettes.ILBM: brush of two of the various Edit palette combinations.
- - ParagraphFormat.ILBM: brush of the Paragraph Format requester.
- - Tabs.ILBM: brush of the Tabs requester.
- - PagePalette.ILBM: brush of the Page palette.
-
- Permission is hereby given to reprint the information in this archive in
- whole or in part in magazines and user group newsletters without further
- permission, as long as the content is not changed. This archive may be
- uploaded to other BBS's or networks without further permission as long as
- the archive is kept intact and is unchanged. The PageStream3 interface
- designs in these screenshots are copyright 1994 by Soft-Logik Publishing
- Corporation.
-
-
- PAGESTREAM 3.0 INFORMATION
- --------------------------
-
- POWER & VALUE
- -------------
- PageStream is the winner of every major Amiga desktop publishing
- award. AmigaWorld gave it their Experts' Choice award and named it the new
- standard in professional Amiga publishing. Amazing's readers named it the
- best desktop publishing program for the last two years!
- And now PageStream 3.0 gives you even more power than ever before!
- There are over 1000 new features that make PageStream the best desktop
- publishing program for any computer.
- PageStream is the easiest desktop publisher for beginners to learn
- because of its Amiga-standard interface and extensive online help.
- Professionals love PageStream for its power and flexibility. Precise
- typographic controls, advanced drawing features, stunning color output and
- recordable macros make PageStream 3.0 the best choice for your desktop
- publishing needs.
-
- WORD PROCESSING
- ---------------
- PageStream 3.0 can import and export text in Amiga and PC word
- processing formats, including Final Copy and WordPerfect. It has so many
- word processing features that you may never use a word processor again.
- PageStream comes with a fast spell checker and can automatically
- hyphenate your text. No word processor can match PageStream's selection of
- precise typographic controls. Kerning, tracking, leading, bulleted
- paragraphs, widow and orphan control---PageStream 3.0 has it all! But if
- you need faster text editing than PageStream can provide, we include a
- free copy of PageLiner with each PageStream3 package!
-
- DRAWING TOOLS
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- PageStream has always had better drawing tools than most so-called
- professional drawing programs, but it's more true than ever before with
- PageStream 3.0!
- The new Pen tool allows you to draw great Bézier curves and complex
- paths. The improved Freehand tool lets you sketch your ideas and then have
- them smoothed out automatically.
- The Rounded Box tool is unlike any you have used before; have you ever
- wanted to draw a box with scalloped or inset corners? How about beveled
- corners? It's simple with PageStream3.
- The new Polygon tool helps you draw multi-sided objects without any
- fuss. Set the number of sides to make a hexagon or octogon. The Polygon
- tool has amazing options to turn a simple pentagon into a star, or a 20
- sided shape into a saw blade. Try out the puffy and wavy sides for
- fantastic effects!
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- EASIER TO USE
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- The new Edit palette allows you to change object coordinates and
- settings without having to wade through requesters. Open the Edit palette
- and leave it anywhere on screen while you work to save time. The Edit
- palette changes modes as you work, from text attributes, to editing
- points, to setting the ruler zero point.
-
- MAKE THE SWITCH FROM PROPAGE
- ----------------------------
- PageStream 3.0 is the best desktop publishing program ever. But no
- matter how great its features, if you already have years of of experience
- invested in ProPage, upgrading to PageStream means you have to lose all
- your documents and learn a whole new program, right?
-
- Wrong! PageStream 3.0 makes it easy to upgrade from ProPage!
- PageStream can open your ProPage documents so you won't lose your document
- files! It can also edit your ProDraw drawings (even ProPage can't do
- that!) And PageStream can use your ProPage Compugraphic Intellifonts.
-
- It gets even easier. If you know how to use an Amiga, you know how to
- use PageStream. No program adheres more closely to the Amiga interface
- standard than PageStream. The manual explains concepts that differ between
- the programs. And if you ever get stuck, just press the Help key and
- choose help specifically written for ProPage users!
-
- It couldn't be easier. And for a limited time, you can upgrade to
- PageStream 3.0 for only $175. You don't have to turn in ProPage, so you
- can keep it around until you are completely comfortable with the
- transition to PageStream. We want to make your switch to PageStream as
- easy as possible!
-
- AREXX
- -----
- "I'm not a programmer!" You don't have to be. We realize that most
- people don't want to learn a programming language to automate common
- tasks, so we made it easy! Even if you never learned how to program your
- VCR, you can learn how to record a macro with PageStream. Just choose
- Start Recording and you're ready to enter the world of automated desktop
- publishing!
-
- "I'm an ARexx fanatic!" Then you'll love PageStream 3.0. With one of
- the most extensive ARexx command sets ever created, PageStream gives you
- control over every aspect of the program so you can create complex ARexx
- macro scripts. Nobody does ARexx like PageStream 3.0!
-
- MEMORABLE QUOTATIONS
- --------------------
- Here's what the reviewers had to say about PageStream in the past. If
- they liked PageStream2 so much, wait until they see PageStream 3.0!
-
- "PageStream is the best... (it) is the new standard in professional Amiga
- desktop publishing." - AmigaWorld (92)
-
- "PageStream is a GREAT publishing program... become a desktop media
- mogul." - Bread Box (now VideoToaserUser) (92)
-
- "PageStream is the heavyweight champion." - Amiga User International (91)
-
- "PageStream deserves to become an institution through being the very best
- Amiga desktop publisher." - Amiga User International (Apr 92)
-
- "Output quality, particularly the halftone representation of bitmapped
- graphics, is nothing short of superb." - Amiga User International (Apr 92)
-
- "PageStream is definitely a lot easier to get to grips with than
- Professional Page." - Amiga Computing (Dec 93)
-
- "While Gold Disk has rarely offered free updates for ProPage (except after
- the disastrous releases such as the buggy 4.0), Soft-Logik has offered
- numerous free updates for PageStream over the years." - AmigaWorld (Feb 94)
-
- Winner of AmigaWorld's Experts' Choice Award, 1992 (most recent year).
-
- Winner of Amazing Amiga's Users' Choice Award, 1992, 1993.
-
- WHEN???
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- As soon as possible. We aren't writing PageStream 3.0 to get rich. If
- we wanted to do that we wouldn't be writing specialized software for the
- relatively small Amiga market. We are developing PageStream because we
- love desktop publishing and we love the Amiga. We want 3.0 to be the best
- it can be, and if it takes a little longer to get it done, so be it. When
- we think it's ready to ship, we'll ship it, but not before.
- That being said, we believe PageStream 3.0 will be available in March
- 1994. We don't think it could be any later than April.
- It's been a long time since we released a new version of PageStream,
- but this is the 'big one'. We started from scratch this time, and threw
- away our old source code. This will make PageStream easier to upgrade and
- maintain in the future. We pored over all the letters we have received
- over the years, and added as many of the features requested as possible.
- We really do care what you think, and have designed this program for
- you. If you want a particular feature, write to us. If you're upgrading
- from ProPage and find something confusing about PageStream2 or 3, let us
- know and we'll try to make it easier in the future.
- PageStream is our labor of love. We think that when you see it, you'll
- agree that it was worth the wait.
-
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- System Requirements:
- · AmigaDOS 2.04 or higher
- · 2MB of memory
- · Hard drive
-
- PRICE INCLUDES
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- · PageStream 3.0
- · PageLiner 2.0 (text editor)
- · BME 2.0 (picture editor and autotracer)
- · HotLinks 2.0 (data exchange)
- · Over 50 fonts plus clip art
- · New manual
- · Online Help System
-
- ORDERING INFORMATION
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- $125 Upgrade from PageStream 2.x
- $ 95 Upgrade from PageStream 2.x and HotLinks Editions 1.x
- $150 Upgrade from PageStream 1.x
- $175 Upgrade from ProPage or Final Writer
- $395 Suggested Retail Price
-
- Prices subject to change.
-
- Missouri residents add 5.725% tax.
-
- Shipping & Handling: Add 5% in the USA or Canada, 15% for other countries,
- to all orders.
-
- Visa, MasterCard, Checks or Money Orders. (Checks and money orders must be
- in US dollars.) Include card number, expiry date and signature for credit
- card orders.
-
- PLEASE INCLUDE OFFER CODE "PSAB" WHEN YOU ORDER. THANKS!
-
- PHONE: 1-800-829-8608 or 314-894-8608 (9am-5pm central time)
- FAX: 314-894-3280
- OR WRITE TO:
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- Soft-Logik Publishing
- 11131F South Towne Square
- St. Louis, MO 63123-7817 USA
-