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Subject:Re: Framemaker From:Bob Morrisette <Robert -dot- Morrisette -at- ENG -dot- SUN -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 22 Sep 1997 10:05:55 -0700
> From ramsol -at- NETVISION -dot- NET -dot- IL Sun Sep 21 10:50:55 1997
> Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 20:37:54 +0200
> From: Shlomo Ramon <ramsol -at- NETVISION -dot- NET -dot- IL>
> Subject: Re: Framemaker
> Comments: To: mparetti -at- rring -dot- com
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
>
> Me too.
> After having listened to what seems to be the consensus on best tool, I
> too have decided to learn Frame, in spite that it does not support
> Hebrew. How to best learn it? BTW what is MBG? Master Ben Gurion? Could
> it be some kind of "try before buying" deal? Our local distributor does
> not offer anything like that, and the purchase price is a hefty $1200
> plus VAT of 17%. Not even sure it includes the bundled in Acrobat 3.0.
> Adobe hands out a demo CD, and I have picked up anything and everything
> that looked germane to my problem on the web, yet I am still looking for
> the most efficient way to get a handle on this marvel - looking forward
> to some good answers from the experienced people, like always. Amen
> (oops, that is Hebrew).
>
FrameMaker 5.5 is $832 at Tiger Software. I've bought many items
from them. Adobe has educational discounts. Tiger's toll-free number
1-800-888-4437. I can find the address if you need it.
Bob Morrisette
writer1 -at- sabu -dot- Eng -dot- sun -dot- com
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