Hi Jerry and Lee, You two certainly have some history. i just wanted to add my own eulogy to PageMaker. The skills I acquired learning to use it to it's potential have served me well in many/most programs since then. My learning curve is much shorter because of it. It done good!
Jan On Monday, January 5, 2004, at 08:19 PM, Jerry Yeager wrote: > I would certainly agree that these two were influential powerhouses, > but supplemented rather than pushed the home---small business > acceptance of the computer. (my reasoning/recollection is that the > mainly those that bought a home computer for using spreadsheets and > word processors were using them to supplement their work from the > office rather than starting new businesses. I remember quite a few of > the Apple II and IBM PC fans were clamoring to get computers, but it > was not until the Mac came along that computer users shed the > "hobbyist/tinkerer" label. > > On the other hand, I also know that you are in a position to comment > some of that ... I seem to recall you being involved with PC of > several types then (grin). > > > On Jan 05, 2004, at 6:58 PM, Lee Larson wrote: > >> On Jan 5, 2004, at 5:46 PM, Jerry Yeager wrote: >> >>> For those you that are new to the computing world, PageMaker >>> probably is the "one" application that really pushed the desktop >>> computer revolution. Without it, desktop computers eventually would >>> have taken off in the business and home worlds, I think, but it >>> would have surely taken a lot longer. Many cottage industries sprang >>> up because they could afford to get a Mac and this program, and then >>> the support industries came to make those Macs running PageMaker run >>> better. >> >> Jerry, how about VisiCalc and Lotus 1-2-3? They were around before >> PageMaker and it seems to me they were just as influential in >> starting the industry. >> >> I will agree that PageMaker along with the Apple LaserWriter are what >> started the Mac and the whole desktop publishing industry. >> >> >> >> >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >> | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >> | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >> > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>.
