Re: software packages from Serif

In a message dated 7/4/99 11:53:46 AM GMT Daylight Time,=20
taliesinmedia(at)yahoo.co.uk writes:

> I get innundated by offers like that (even offers which require payment)=20
and=20
> quite frankly -- I have Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop, Kais Power Tools (
> Photoshop plug-in, Extensis Photo Tools (Photoshop plug-in), Dreamweaver=20
and=20
> Director amongst other things.For me personally -- there arent many other=20
> products on the market that can match these -- especially for a profession=
al

Lucky you!  I have to use Serif Drawplus4 and Satori PhotoXL (Poor man's=20
Photoshop, but its free on the coverdisc of .net magazine (www.netmag.co.uk)=20
this month!  Great!!)  Still, if I get a summer job I might be able to affor=
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something better.

Drawplus is fine for simple vector graphics, but don't expect anything too=20
sophisticated.  Dad bought it on a special offer when it was first=20
introduced, and there were a few bugs.  It has even corrupted some of my=20
files.  For those of you who already have it, don't bother with the expensiv=
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(=A34.95 a time) phone support.  Email your problems to pcsales(at)serif.com.  =
I=20
found them helpful, and they knew what they were talking about, unlike the=20
man at the other end of the phone.=20

Finally, which program is considered best for web graphics?

Peter Bowyer.

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