2 New (UK) Amiga Mags
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Hi Steve,
Hope you don't mind but I'm putting your letter in Pro. BTW, what business do
you use your Amiga with?
Paul (Editor – Amiga Pro/32)
Of course I don't mind..
I run a Comms/Data cabling company, all office work and Plan generation is
done by Amiga.
Steve
Thanks Steve,
Sounds interesting – what package do you use to implement Plan generation?
Also, what packages do you use for your general office work?
Paul
Hi Paul,
My office work is done using Final Copy, Pro-Calc, Pagestream and
Superbase (though I do tend to change databases with the wind, I havn't
found one I really like.. except my filofax that is). If I have a lot of
text to generate I use an ascii based WP as they print quicker, at the
moment Tranwrite does the job.
Plan Generation… I tried a couple of CAD programs but still find
Pagestream more efficient for 2 reasons: 1. I am very familiar with PS
and 2. because I can output a Postscript file on a MSDOS formatted disk
and (sometimes) be able to print additional copies on-site using the
customers equipment. There is an added bonus to leaving a floppy
on-site… customers perceive them as "important" and don't lose them as
quickly as they do paper plans … 🙂
My clients are impressed with the quaility of output I give them (Better
than other contractors they use) but still see me as an oddball for using
a "games machine" (I hate that tag!) to do business work… it seems the
proof of the pudding is -not- in the eating! <g>
Steve
Hi Steve,
Hmmm, interesting. Thanks for sharing the info.
Paul