On 27 Apr 2006, at 03:18, Peter Gold wrote: > > I'm not sure if you'd find it by digging in Wikipedia, but to put your > point in context, it helps to know that in the early days of unix and > FrameMaker, as with the early days of CP/M, each hardware manufacturer > had a proprietary version of the OS, which required software to be > written, converted, adapted, or "ported" to run on it. To sell these > adamantly-independent hardware platforms, their manufacturers like > Pyramid, Sequent, CGI, NeXT, and others PAID BIG BUCKS to companies > like Frame Technology, Sybase, and others whose software they wanted > to offer to attract customers. NeXT even bundled FrameMaker 3.x with > its machines.
I don't remember FrameMaker being bundled with NeXT boxes. Was it a trial version? We bought all of our licenses (could have been a site license). Should I call tech support? I remember the word processor Write Now was bundled. FWIW, Paul
