Aldus Corporation
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Aldus Corporation was a pioneering desktop publishing software company best known for creating PageMaker and helping popularize graphical user interfaces in publishing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aldus Corporation canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desktop publishing company
ⓘ
software company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Adobe Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Apple Computer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ |
| era |
1980s
ⓘ
early 1990s ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Paul Brainerd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Seattle, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedPopularize |
desktop publishing
ⓘ
graphical user interfaces in publishing ⓘ |
| industry |
desktop publishing
ⓘ
software ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Apple LaserWriter
NERFINISHED
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Apple Macintosh NERFINISHED ⓘ PostScript NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyProductRole | core component of the original desktop publishing revolution ⓘ |
| knownFor |
helping popularize graphical user interfaces in publishing
ⓘ
pioneering desktop publishing software ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Adobe Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early WYSIWYG page layout ⓘ |
| notableImpact |
enabled desktop-based page design for small publishers
ⓘ
transformed professional publishing workflows ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
Aldus FreeHand
NERFINISHED
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Aldus PageMaker NERFINISHED ⓘ Aldus PageMaker for Macintosh NERFINISHED ⓘ Aldus PageMaker for Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSoftware |
Aldus PageMaker 1.0
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aldus PageMaker 2.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ Aldus PageMaker 3.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ Aldus PageMaker 4.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ Aldus PageMaker 5.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Macintosh
NERFINISHED
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Windows ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
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| platform |
Apple Macintosh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IBM PC compatible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMarket |
graphic design professionals
ⓘ
publishing industry ⓘ small businesses ⓘ |
| productType |
desktop publishing software
ⓘ
graphics software ⓘ |
| softwareGenre |
page layout software
ⓘ
vector graphics software ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Adobe Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyUsed | PostScript page description language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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