Re: graphics program for Mac

Neil Kohl (neilkohl@netaxs.com)
Fri, 06 Jun 1997 10:14:07 -0400 (EDT)

SuperPaint (which used to be put out by Silicon Beach, but was bought by
Aldus) runs fine on my PowerMac running system 7.5.5. MacWarehouse has it
(version 3.something) for 55 bucks.

Neil Kohl American College of Physicians
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On Thu, 5 Jun 1997, Judy Seigel wrote:

> Dear computer graphics mavens,
>
> Today, urgently desiring a grid on a transparency (like graph paper) for a
> gum print, I turned to my old graphics program, even though I knew it
> wouldn't work with System 7.5, and I was right. Silicon Beach has
> apparently gone to software heaven, along with all my other good old
> software makers (or old, good software makers).
>
> Can anyone suggest a SIMPLE graphics program for the Mac? I don't want to
> turn a photograph into a painting, or vice versa, and my experience is
> that these superduper programs blow you off if you only want to do
> something plain -- say, print a grid, like making graph paper. I have not
> yet installed Pagemaker System 6.5 (one can bear only so much at a time),
> but as I recall it has no patterns, nor does Photo Shop.
>
> I tried the Claris works graphics program bundled with the Mac, actually
> getting it to print a grid, albeit against its better judgement. But it
> didn't have the flexibility. Wouldn't make the size I needed.
>
> While I was there, though, I tried the Claris Works data base, my old data
> base for mailing labels having also been trashed by system 7.5. I couldn't
> make this one scale & arrange its fields, and the (ha!) documentation was
> mum on the topic. If anyone can suggest a SIMPLE data base for the Mac I'd
> be grateful for that too. (It's amazing how many GREAT BIG programs won't
> do a simple thing, like a selected sort, or a variable size label. I mean
> there's a space for your paper salesman's CEO's birthday, but no way to
> print only a selection, let alone a complicated one.)
>
> I've looked for but not found other programs via books and magazines. I
> have a Web address for shareware, but haven't been there yet. In any
> event, my experience is it all SOUNDS great & full of promise until you
> try to make it go -- you need a recommendation from a user. Hope
> there's one out there...
>
> If this seems offtopic (though I plan it for gum printing, others might
> not), please reply offlist...
>
> TIA,
>
> Judy
>
>