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Express Publisher was lower-end desktop publishing software originally developed by Pinpoint Publishing, then marketed by PowerUp! Software.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=tjwEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA72&dq=%22express%20publisher%22&pg=PA72#v=onepage&q=%22express%20publisher%22%20%22version%201.1%22&f=false</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/pc-computing-magazine-v6i1/page/n245/mode/2up</ref> Later sold to Spinnaker Software in 1993.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinnaker_Software</ref> At one point was sued by [[Quark_Xpress|QuarkXpress]] for use of the word "Express".<ref>https://casetext.com/case/quark-inc-v-power-up-software-corp</ref> Released versions 1, 2 & 3 for DOS<ref>https://www.danielsays.com/ssg-dos-epub3.html</ref> and a single version for Windows in 1992.<ref>https://www.danielsays.com/ssg-win1x2x3x-epub10.html</ref><ref>https://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue148/129_Express_Publisher_fo.php</ref> | Express Publisher was lower-end desktop publishing software originally developed by Pinpoint Publishing, then marketed by PowerUp! Software.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=tjwEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA72&dq=%22express%20publisher%22&pg=PA72#v=onepage&q=%22express%20publisher%22%20%22version%201.1%22&f=false</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/pc-computing-magazine-v6i1/page/n245/mode/2up</ref> Later sold to Spinnaker Software in 1993.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinnaker_Software</ref> At one point was sued by [[Quark_Xpress|QuarkXpress]] for use of the word "Express".<ref>https://casetext.com/case/quark-inc-v-power-up-software-corp</ref> Released versions 1, 2 & 3 for DOS<ref>https://www.danielsays.com/ssg-dos-epub3.html</ref> and a single version for Windows in 1992.<ref>https://www.danielsays.com/ssg-win1x2x3x-epub10.html</ref><ref>https://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue148/129_Express_Publisher_fo.php</ref> | ||
− | DOS version later came with "TextEffects" software and could save a image based format with extension | + | DOS version later came with "TextEffects" software and could save a image based format with extension '''[[EPI]]'''. |
==File Information== | ==File Information== | ||
+ | DOS<br> | ||
'''EPD''' documents are binary files which begin at offset 0x2 with hex values {{magic|5041474553}}.<br> | '''EPD''' documents are binary files which begin at offset 0x2 with hex values {{magic|5041474553}}.<br> | ||
'''EPT''' are template files with same format. | '''EPT''' are template files with same format. | ||
+ | <p> | ||
+ | Windows<br> | ||
+ | '''EWD''' documents are binary files which begin with hex values {{magic|CAFEBEEF}}.<br> | ||
+ | '''EWT''' are template files with same format. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:49, 12 July 2023
Express Publisher was lower-end desktop publishing software originally developed by Pinpoint Publishing, then marketed by PowerUp! Software.[1][2] Later sold to Spinnaker Software in 1993.[3] At one point was sued by QuarkXpress for use of the word "Express".[4] Released versions 1, 2 & 3 for DOS[5] and a single version for Windows in 1992.[6][7]
DOS version later came with "TextEffects" software and could save a image based format with extension EPI.
[edit] File Information
DOS
EPD documents are binary files which begin at offset 0x2 with hex values 5041474553
.
EPT are template files with same format.
Windows
EWD documents are binary files which begin with hex values CAFEBEEF
.
EWT are template files with same format.
[edit] References
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=tjwEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA72&dq=%22express%20publisher%22&pg=PA72#v=onepage&q=%22express%20publisher%22%20%22version%201.1%22&f=false
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/pc-computing-magazine-v6i1/page/n245/mode/2up
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinnaker_Software
- ↑ https://casetext.com/case/quark-inc-v-power-up-software-corp
- ↑ https://www.danielsays.com/ssg-dos-epub3.html
- ↑ https://www.danielsays.com/ssg-win1x2x3x-epub10.html
- ↑ https://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue148/129_Express_Publisher_fo.php