Re: Framemaker
Hi Bill Found this from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_FrameMaker Adobe Systems acquired the product and returned the focus to the professional market. Today, Adobe FrameMaker is still a widely-used publication tool for technical writershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_writer, although no version has been released for the Mac OS Xhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X operating system, limiting use of the product (FrameMaker up to version 7.0 ran under Mac OS 9, and is usable under Mac OS X, through version 10.4.11 Tiger, on PowerPC-based Macs in the Classic emulation environmenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_(Mac_OS_X), but there is no Mac OS X native version of FrameMaker). Note that latest versions of Mac OS X, v10.5 Leopard and newer, eliminated Classic support, even for PowerPC-based Macs. Therefore, if running Mac OS X 10.5.x, it is now impossible to run any Mac version of FrameMaker using Apple-supplied software. An alternative is SheepShaverhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SheepShaver, a GPL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPL-licensed, open source MacOS Classic run-time environment available for both PowerPC and Intel Macs. FrameMaker versions 5.x through 7.2 (from mid-1995 to 2005) did not contain updates to major parts of the program (including its general user interface, table editing, and illustration editing), concentrating instead on bug fixes and the integration of XML-oriented features (previously part of the FrameMaker+SGML http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGML premium product). FrameMaker did not feature multiple undo until version 7.2 (its 2005 release). -- Regards Kyle - Kyle Kreusch - iT, Consultant - Phone: (08) 6365-4577-73520 - Apple: Computers, Mac OS X Support. iPod, Computer Accessories - Internet and Network Solutions - This E-Mail was Dictated Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 - -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Framemaker
Thanks Kyle, At least I have the antecedents now. If anyone has the ver that runs on OSX that would be good. I am interested from a tech writer POV Bill On 28/02/2010, at 7:55 PM, Kyle Kreusch wrote: Hi Bill Found this from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Adobe_FrameMaker Adobe Systems acquired the product and returned the focus to the professional market. Today, Adobe FrameMaker is still a widely-used publication tool for technical writers, although no version has been released for the Mac OS X operating system, limiting use of the product (FrameMaker up to version 7.0 ran under Mac OS 9, and is usable under Mac OS X, through version 10.4.11 Tiger, on PowerPC- based Macs in the Classic emulation environment, but there is no Mac OS X native version of FrameMaker). Note that latest versions of Mac OS X, v10.5 Leopard and newer, eliminated Classic support, even for PowerPC-based Macs. Therefore, if running Mac OS X 10.5.x, it is now impossible to run any Mac version of FrameMaker using Apple- supplied software. An alternative is SheepShaver, a GPL-licensed, open source MacOS Classic run-time environment available for both PowerPC and Intel Macs. FrameMaker versions 5.x through 7.2 (from mid-1995 to 2005) did not contain updates to major parts of the program (including its general user interface, table editing, and illustration editing), concentrating instead on bug fixes and the integration of XML- oriented features (previously part of the FrameMaker+SGML premium product). FrameMaker did not feature multiple undo until version 7.2 (its 2005 release). -- Regards Kyle - Kyle Kreusch - iT, Consultant - Phone: (08) 6365-4577-73520 - Apple: Computers, Mac OS X Support. iPod, Computer Accessories - Internet and Network Solutions - This E-Mail was Dictated Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 - Dr Bill Parker Renew Editors and Writers Box 111 Wooroloo 6558 re...@westnet.com.au GMT +8 hours -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Framemaker
Can anyone suggest how I can get hold of an older version of Framemaker?I realise that Adobe no longer issue aMac version, but used to. I am assuming and older version would work with OS 10.5.8, but I have no idea when FM was abandoned. Bill -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
