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- From: adap@edmund.cs.andrews.edu (Edsel Adap)
- Subject: Re: FinalCopy
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- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 03:12:49 GMT
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- In article <jmarin.721216713@messi.uku.fi> jmarin@messi.uku.fi (Jukka Marin) writes:
- >I am reviewing FinalCopy II and trying to decide whether to buy it or not.
- >It seems to work well on my A3000 and A2500 and the output quality with a
- >PS laser is good.
-
- The output on ANY laser printer is good!!!! (Haven't used it with dot
- matrix).
-
- >BUT the fonts look horrible on screen. In interlaced display modes they are
-
- Are you sure you've got FCII? FC I was really bad at screen displays.
- But FCII had significant improvements regarding screen display.
-
- >somewhat readable, in non-interlaced modes they look pretty terrible. If
- >this was just a preview mode it would be okay, but I can't imagine of editing
- >texts for hours or days or weeks with that "quality" of fonts.
- >
- >Yes, I could use the 150% or 200% magnification to make the fonts look
- >better - but then I could only see a small portion of the page (I want to
- >see all columns all the time, at least).
- >
- >HOW do you ppl use FinalCopy? Do you first edit your files with a normal
- >text editor which uses a simple Topaz-8 font which is READABLE and then
- >load the text into FC and print it out?
-
- I use it at 640x400 16 color interlaced. Note I only have an ugly 1084
- Monitor. If you want better display get some sort of flicker fixing
- hardware and hookup a multisync monitor to your amiga.
-
- >
- >Or am I simply missing something?
- >
- >Any help appreciated. I like FC and would like to use it - but I want to
- >see what I'm typing!
- >
- > Jukka Marin
- >| Mail: Jukka Marin | E-Mail: jmarin@messi.uku.fi |
- >| Metsurintie 17 B 8 | FAX/voice: +358 71 232 793 |
- >| 70150 Kuopio | There's God above computers - |
- >| FINLAND | Love beyond the hate |
-
- Get Final Copy II. It's worth your money!
-
- Edsel
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