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Adobe PageMaker (formerly Aldus PageMaker) is a desktop publishing computer program introduced in 1985 by the Aldus Corporation on the Apple Macintosh. [1] The combination of the Macintosh's graphical user interface , PageMaker publishing software, and the Apple LaserWriter laser printer marked the beginning of the desktop publishing revolution.
This table shows Operating System (OS) compatibility with the latest version of the desktop publishing applications, there are five possibilities:
Adobe PageMaker; AppleWorks; Calamus - for Atari TOS-based computers; Corel Ventura; Fatpaint; geoPublish - for the Commodore 64; iCalamus; Impression - for Acorn Archimedes; iStudio Publisher; PagePlus by Serif Europe; PageStream; RagTime; Ready, Set, Go! Timeworks Publisher
Aldus Corporation was an American software company best known for its pioneering desktop publishing software. PageMaker, the company's most well-known product, ushered in the modern era of desktop computers such as the Macintosh seeing widespread use in the publishing industry. [1]
The current version is PageMaker 7.0, released July 9, 2001, though updates have been released for the two supported platforms since. If updates have been released since, then how is it the current version? --Galaxiaad 15:26, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC) It's been updated from 7.0 to 7.0.1 and 7.0.1a.
Desktop publishing software, such as QuarkXPress, InDesign, or PageMaker is specifically designed for such tasks. Such programs do not generally replace word processors and graphics applications, but are used to aggregate content created in these programs: text, bitmap graphics (such as images edited with Adobe Photoshop ), and vector graphics ...
The combination of the LaserWriter, PostScript, PageMaker and the Mac's GUI and built-in AppleTalk networking would ultimately transform the landscape of computer desktop publishing. [7] At the time, Apple planned to release a suite of AppleTalk products as part of the Macintosh Office, with the LaserWriter being only the first component. [12]
Users of the PageMaker/LaserWriter/Macintosh 512K system endured frequent software crashes, [16] Mac's low-resolution 512x342 1-bit monochrome screen, the inability to control letter spacing, kerning, and other typographic features, and the discrepancies between screen display and printed output. However, it was an unheard-of combination at the ...