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- Attention to all CIX users who are using Calamus.
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- IT'S HERE.
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- As a user of the Calamus DTP package, you will undoubtedly be
- interested to learn of the availability of an independent magazine totally
- dedicated to this professional desktop publishing package.
- This specialist magazine is available on a quarterly bases, in an A4,
- mono colour format, with a minimum of 14 pages in each issue.
-
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- AIMS.
- ====
- The main aim of this magazine is to help you the user, gain the most
- from your investment. CALAMUS USER will act as a platform for users to
- offer help to others and exchange ideas, whilst keeping them informed
- of the latest events in the Calamus and DTP world. This magazine will
- only survive if the users contribute to its content. So please help us
- achieve our goal by subscribing to CALAMUS USER.
-
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- SUPPORT.
- =======
- CALAMUS USER, at present, supports all versions of the DMC's Calamus
- DTP Package including 1.09, 1.09n, S, SL. In addition, the magazine offers
- supports for many other related packages, including:
- DMC's Outline ART (version 1 & 3) and Digital Art's DA's Vector & DA's
- Vector Pro.
-
- HOT NEWS.
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- We plan to keep you abreast of latest information concerning the
- growing world of the Calamus. Our News reports contain the most relevant
- and up-to-date information available, include product announcements, brief
- product reviews and industrial developments.
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-
- USEFULL TIPS.
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- We hope to tell you what the manuals don't. With help from some of the
- most experienced users around, you will learn all there is to know
- about Calamus DTP. Don't forget our main aim is for you to get the
- most from your investment.
-
-
- CLOSE LINKS.
- ===========
- When producing a magazine dedicated to a particular package. It is very
- important to have good links with the distributors of that package.
- CALAMUS USER built up very good links with both JCA Europe Ltd. (the
- U.K. Distributors) and DMC Publishing Ltd. (the Canadian/USA Distributors),
- and have found them to be very helpful to date. They keep us well
- informed of the latest news and any new developments on the horizon,
- whilst we remaining total independent.
-
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- CIX SUPPORT.
- ===========
- Calamus User has an account on the CIX communications service and use
- it to keep in contact with not only many Calamus users but also most of DMC's
- own programmers and DMC Publishing, to obtain the latest information.
- We also use CIX to post message on behalf of JCA Europe and have
- uploaded many demo versions of DMC software for use by any CIX users.
- CIX was the first UK BBS to receive the English version of OutLine ART
- 3 Demo (which can be found in the atari.st/listings, conference).
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- ISSUES SO FAR.
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- At present there are two issues of the CALAMUS USER magazine, available
- (issue one and two) with issue three currently under production with
- delivery expected on or about the beginning of April (94).
-
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- THINK ABOUT IT.
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- If each issue of CALAMUS USER saves 5 minutes of your time or solves a
- single problem, your subscription will be saved time and time again.
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-
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-
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- OTHER ELEMENTS OF OUR SUPPORT.
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- MIX N MATCH PD. FONTS. (£3.00 per disk)
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- CALAMUS USER is at present building a definitive library of Calamus
- PD. fonts and have at present over 420 fonts listed on our database and
- is growing every day.
- An ascii text file containing the current list of fonts in our library
- can be found in the atari.st/fonts conference under "usercfn.zip".
- This list is up-dated on a regular bases.
- Any of the listed fonts can be purchased from us on a Mix N Match bases
- you pay £ 3.00 and choose the fonts you would like (a total of 20 fonts
- per disk) and we will send them to you on a disk via 1st Class Post.
-
-
- REPAIRED FONTS. (£5.00 per disk)
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- In addition to these we also sell our own repaired fonts which are
- available on five disks and are mostly made up of previously damaged,
- faulty or badly constructed PD. fonts.
- An up-to-date list of the contents of the five disk can be found in the
- FONTS conference under "fixedcfn.zip" and is up-dated on a regular
- bases.
-
- CLIP ART. (£ 3.00 per Disk)
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- We also have a number of disks containing clip art (Black/White &
- Colour) in CVG vector format.
-
- CALAMUS PD COLLECTION. (£ 2.00)
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- This Disk contains all the Calamus Related Public Domain Programs
- which are presently available, plus some goodies from us. If you
- do not wish to pay the above sum but would prefer to download them
- individually, you will find most of them within the atari.st/2listings
- conference under there relative names (placed there by us).
-
- For more details on the above, either mail us a message or contacts us
- at the address below (accompanied with two 1St. class stamps)
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-
- The CALAMUS USER Magazine is only available on a mail order bases at
- the
- following rates:
-
- Issue one and two only: £ 2.00 (UK) : £ 4.00 (Overseas)
-
- Single issue: £ 3.00 (UK) Four issues £ 8.00 (UK)
- " " £ 4.00 (Overseas) " " £12.00 (Overseas)
-
- Please state which issue you require or which issue you wish your
- subscription to start from: issue 1, issue 2, issue 3.
-
- Any Cheque or Postal Order must be made out in pounds
- Sterling to Calamus User.
-
- OUR POSTAL ADDRESS: Calamus User,
- PO BOX 148,
- Deal,
- Kent, UK,
- CT14 7QN.
- TELEPHONE: 0304-369364
- EMAIL: caluser@cix.compulink.co.uk
-
- Should you need any help with Calamus, send us a message direct to our
- CIX Email address or give us a ring (after 6PM it's cheaper then or
- even
- better on a Sat/Sunday) any time.
- Final should you wish to subscribe to our magazine, please could you
- complete the following Questionnaire (it will help us set the level of
- the magazine:
-
-
- I. Which version of Calamus do you use? 1.09n____, S____, SL___
-
- II. Which other programs do you use in conjunction with Calamus?
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-
-
- III. Which hardware do you use (Computers, Printers, Monitors, Hard
- Drives, Scanners etc.?
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-
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- IV. What do you use Calamus for?
- (e.g.. General Printing____, Presentation____, Magazines____,
- Newsletters____, Fanzines____, Price lists____, Others(Specify)
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-
- V. How many Calamus Fonts do you have and if possible can you include
- a list of them ?
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- VI. Your Address?
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