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Subject:Re: Ventura vs Framemaker From:Tom Davey <tdavey -at- IBM -dot- NET> Date:Fri, 26 Jan 1996 21:44:48 EST
Addressed to: James Owens <ad354 -at- freenet -dot- carleton -dot- ca>
<TECHWR-L -at- listserv -dot- okstate -dot- edu>
** Reply to note from James Owens <ad354 -at- freenet -dot- carleton -dot- ca> 01/25/96 9:01pm
GMT
> Also I have heard rumours that an OS/2 version of Framemaker is in the
> works. Can anyone confirm them?
Yes, the Frame people have confirmed this over and over to anxious OS/2
users--because it's late!
The native OS/2 version was promised for 4th calendar quarter 1995, but has been
delayed due to muss and bother of the acquisition by Adobe. Reports about the
beta version have floated around OS/2 circles. It's not a port but a native re-write,
with complete cross-platform file portability and feature-set equivalency, as is
usual with Frame.
Owners of any current version of Frame 5.0 are supposedly going to be able to
move to Frame 5.0 for OS/2 at minimal cost.
Tom Davey
Metatext Writing Services * * * Tom Davey
tdavey -at- ibm -dot- net * 415-621-4880 (voice) * 415-431-7715 (fax)
