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Biz Grafix

    30-Jul-91 14:30:54
Sb: #30521-Biz Grafix
Fm: PETER S. WASON 76505,2615
To: Wayne Cole 76370,621
Graphics in Paradox and Quattro are WAY too limited. Freelance would be perfect if there were better page controls (snapping to grids, rulers, alignment and text spacing/editing features) and PS output. I would not consider using Windows if……I cant even think of a horrible enough analogy; Windows runs under DOS; why limit your memory even further than it already is just so you can have a lessthan-mediocre GUI, a nasty and vengeful print spooler, and pay twice for all of your new software? I hate to say it, but Harvard Graphics might be the way to go (the old version was SO bad it was pathetic; objects moved between views, your output NEVER matched your screen "representation" and you had very little control over the angles of your charts, virtually NO import or export facilities, to name but a few of it's grosser shortcomings) I am starting to consider either writing my own or commissioning someone else to do it. You know, the game companies like Psygnosis who REALLY know Amiga graphics, are the most obvious choice, along with the folks who make progs like Pagestream; it has more vectordrawing tools than most vector-drawing packages! Too bad there is no ARexx port……. …Superbase is an amazing DBase manager, but they can't make a decent spreadsheet…. ..and Amiga fans actually WONDER why no one takes them seriously (except the video world <sigh>) -Scott