Typesetting tools/The Print Shop

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emulator: https://theprintshop.club/

launched in 1984, made in the US, by Brøderbund

popular desktop publishing tool for APPLE II, MS-DOS, Commodore 64, Atari

that could be used with household dot-matrix printers

seems to have been most popular for making your own greeting cards

giving the computer another purpose that is not educational nor business related (!)

The Print Shop review on page 4, in Atari Computer Enthusiasts/Fuji Facts Newsletter (August 1987)

All kidding aside, a new middle ground was established (somewhere between markers and markup) and other software publishers eagerly jumped into it, creating not just ripoffs like PrintMaster, but new software such as The Newsroom, Create-A-Calendar and Awardware, each designed to provide a new ‘good enough’ solution in an area previously limited to professional or handmade alternatives. -- https://theprintshop.club/2021/07/12/a-tongue-in-cheek-look-back-at-broderbunds-the-print-shop/

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