[amayausers.com] Re: new software?

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If you mean Macromedia Freehand (way back originally it was Aldus Freehand) 
that is not and never has been a free program. It was competition to 
Illustrator and for years was 'the' ultimate vector based Macintosh program for 
graphic work.
Unfortunately, through a series of corporate buyouts, it ended up under the 
same ownership of Illustrator-and was immediately killed. NO support, no tech 
help, it was buried. I'm one of the last remaining diehards-I will run Freehand 
until I give up computers...because it still runs circles around illustrator.
Unless someone is running a free 'bootleg' version or the name has been stolen 
by some other program...you won't find it anywhere. Those of us that still have 
it, Freehand 10 was the last version released...and I am STILL learning new 
tricks with it every month.
ALL my artwork is created in freehand and then exported to Flexisign if I need 
special effects, or as a jpeg into Designshop to move my logo work around. In a 
matter of minutes I can create logos that takes hours in design shop...point by 
point by point...instead of true vector work that freehand gives me...
if you CAN find a working version of Macromedia Freehand-grab it and I wish you 
well...
Roland

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