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Subject:Re: Writing Platform From:Laurie Rubin <lmr -at- SYL -dot- NJ -dot- NEC -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 14 Feb 1995 10:07:15 -0500
I don't know how long you have been reviewing this list, or the type of
documentation you need to produce, but a large majority of us are happily
using FrameMaker (cross-platform compatibility - Mac, Windows, Unix) for
everything from newsletters and brochures to multi-file documents (books).
Laurie
Fellow writers,
> I would like to know what program(s) y'all use to create documentation. We
> are condidering converting from WordPerfect to something that works and I
> really would like to know what works for you. I am partial to PageMaker (as I
> used it back in my MAC days), but am open to any and all suggestions, advice,
> and information.