Fleet Street Publisher
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Fleet Street Publisher was a desktop publishing
program produced by Mirrorsoft
in the United Kingdom
. It was produced for the Atari ST
, and first released in November 1986. A PC Version was produced by Rowan Software
but never released.
It was superseded by Timeworks Publisher
(Publish*it in the USA) which the market regarded as a much better product. This was producted by GST now Greenstreet and upgrades are still available.
Desktop publishing
Desktop publishing is the creation of documents using page layout software on a personal computer.The term has been used for publishing at all levels, from small-circulation documents such as local newsletters to books, magazines and newspapers...
program produced by Mirrorsoft
Mirrorsoft
Mirrorsoft was a computer game software publisher in the United Kingdom, owned by Mirror Group Newspapers. It was founded as a publisher of educational software before moving into games. One offshoot of its printing roots was Fleet Street Publisher on several platforms...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It was produced for the Atari ST
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...
, and first released in November 1986. A PC Version was produced by Rowan Software
Rowan Software
Rowan Software was a British software company focused on the development of computer games. The company was founded by Rod Hyde in 1987 and based in Runcorn, Cheshire. Rowan was best known as a publisher of flight simulators for the PC....
but never released.
It was superseded by Timeworks Publisher
Timeworks Publisher
Timeworks Publisher was a desktop publishing program produced by GST Software in the United Kingdom.It is notable as the first affordable DTP program. In appearance and operation, it was a Ventura Publisher clone, but it was possible to run it on a computer without a hard disk...
(Publish*it in the USA) which the market regarded as a much better product. This was producted by GST now Greenstreet and upgrades are still available.