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To: "'Mark Barratt'" <markb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dan Emory <danemory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, "'Mike Tatro'" <tatro@xxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Influencing Adobe on FrameMaker
From: "Zdunczyk, Ann Eleanor (Ann)" <zdunczyk@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 18:21:28 -0400
Cc: Ezra Steinberg <ezra@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, framers@xxxxxxxxx
Sender: owner-framers@xxxxxxxxx
I think before Interleaf was a product called Xyvision. Their problem was proprietary Hardware and Software. Every time a major change came through you had to upgrade your Hardware. I have not seen a product yet that can do what Xyvision did 10 years ago. Ann Zdunczyk > Mark- > > Personally, I'd love to hear what you find out about competing tools. > > "Right now" never lasts for very long is this profession. At one time, > Interleaf was the best tool out there, so that's what I used. Interleaf > dropped the ball, so I moved to FM. I'm not an Adobe shareholder, nor am I > in love with or married to this tool. It just happens to meet my needs > (barely) for the moment (Adobe, are you listening?). > > Please keep us all in the loop. > > Warmest Regards, > Michael L. Tatro > Documentation Manager > V-Systems, Inc. > tatro@vsi.com > > > But not that committed. I'm evaluating the competition as > > fast as I can. > > As we should all be. There are some interesting products coming along. > > > > My judgement is that FM+SGML remains, with all its faults, the best > > document processor on the market at any price. > > > > But the faults look more glaring as each week goes by, and the > > competition gets better. I consult, and I tell my customers > > what I know. > > These days I tell them not to commit to FM without a careful look at > > alternatives - and the list of alternatives gets longer. > > ** To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@omsys.com ** > ** with "unsubscribe framers" (no quotes) in the body. ** > ** To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@omsys.com ** ** with "unsubscribe framers" (no quotes) in the body. **