Surprise! Mac Desktop Publishing Is Not Dead. It’s $45.
Remember desktop publishing? It’s what Macs did back in the day that PCs just could not do. Create high quality publications on a desktop computer.
These days you can spend lots of money on desktop publishing for Macs or Windows PCs, or spend $45 for Swift Publisher for your Mac.
I claim to be a desktop publishing original, circa 1985 with the first Apple LaserWriter printer (over $7,000 for 300 x 300 pixels back in the day), and version 1.0 of Aldus Pagemaker (later bought by Adobe) running on a 512k Mac. Do the.... (excerpted).
17 Reader Comments
Stanley White said:
Doesn’t look like Swift imports Pagemaker. Whew! It’s hard to believe that people still use that. Our shop has Adobe InDesign which ‘kinda sorta’ imports Pagemaker. It always required a lot of cleanup. Sometimes it’s easier to start over.
A_D_Bee said:
does swift import from page maker?
Carol Miller said:
Sorry, Andy, ‘dissing’ is a word. Language is dynamic and usage rules. To ‘diss’ means to ‘disrespect.’
Check the Urban Dictionary for more details.
Andrew Titus said:
“Dissing” is not a word.
iggy pence said:
Pages is actually quite decent for very basic page layout, but doesn’t have the text control, column flows, or precision of Swift. Word is a beast; difficult to learn for page layout, doesn’t handle graphics well, not nearly as good as Pages or Swift.
Isn’t Swift still a free download and trial?
danvdr said:
Newbie question. How is this better than Pages/Word2008. I thought both of them were fairly good at basic page layout.
Dan Blackstone said:
I’m glad they do not charge $199 for Swift. It’s a steal at $45. It does what it does very well. Better than very well. I bought a couple of their products based on customer reviews. The cool things you can do with ArtText can’t be done in Quark or InDesign, either.
Share Your Comments With Mac360's Writers
You may post your own comment on this article. Or, post in the Mac360 Forums. Either way, it's mostly anonymous, there's no obligation, and no cost. Posting comments is free, fun, low in calories, low in carbs, non-fat, mildly addictive, and may give you mild euphoria (due to the false sense of literary prowess).
Comment Posting Rules
Your comment may be anonymous, if you prefer. Or, use a cute name-- something everyone can remember. An email address is required only if you want to be notified of new comments by other posters, and is always shielded from email spam harvesters (but don't use a Gmail or Yahoo! or Hotmail or any free email service address-- too much spam).
Keep your comment on topic, relevant, worthy, and funny. Or, pick any three. We moderate the comments before posting so SPAM links will be deleted (Spammers-- you're a blight on society, not to mention your body odor, so don't waste your time or our time).
Post Your Comment Here
Please Note: Your comment will not show up immediately. We moderate all reader comments to eliminate spam, off topic posts, and silly arguments. Otherwise, don't worry, post your comment and enjoy. Your email address is never displayed.
- Are Your Apple Predictions As Stupid As These? by Alexis Kayhill, (791 views)
- It's Not On The iPhone. Do Mac Users Need Flash? by Bambi Brannan, (1674 views)
- Mac30 Twitter Tweets
Copyright © 2004 - 2010 Ron McElfresh, Honolulu, HI USA. All Rights Reserved.
Mac360 is best viewed in Safari 4.x or Firefox 3.x browsers. Microsoft Internet Explorer is not supported.
Mac360 is developed on a Mac and powered by an Apple Xserve at ServerLogistics.
This Mac360 page was created in 0.4121 seconds.
Pamela Tucker said:
What I assume about someone driving a Lexus vs. a Kia is that one of them has one hell of a carnote! There’s a word for people who pay more for something than it’s worth—it’s called a “sucker”.