Some of the challenges inherent in this situation included incompatible
versions of the software on the Macintosh and the Interleaf environment. Here
is a list of the current Interleaf software offerings.
- Interleaf Publisher - Macintosh II, desktop publishing application combines
word processing, drawing and painting, charting and graphing, long document
management, page layout, and workgroup publishing tools.
- Technical Publishing Software - Provides PostScript output on the Sun, DEC,
Apollo, or IBM RT PC machines.
- IBM Interleaf Publisher - Provides PostScript output for the IBM 386 PC.
- PC ViewStation - IBM PCs and compatibles, WYSIWYG document viewing program
that lets users display and annotate Interleaf documents.
This product runs on a PC-XT or compatible. SoftPC, from Insigna Solutions,
provides PC-XT emulation. Using SoftPC on the Macintosh, we were able to view
the Printerleaf file as output from the Technical Publishing Software.
Therefore, the software incompatibility issue became a moot point. Just to
recap, using SoftPC running the PCViewstation software, you can view and
annotate the Interleaf output files.