Fleet Street Publisher Explained

Fleet Street Publisher
Developer:	Mirrorsoft
Released:	(Atari ST)
Latest Release Version:	Fleet Street Publisher 3.0
Operating System:	GEM
Genre:	Desktop publishing
License:	Proprietary commercial software

Fleet Street Publisher was an Atari ST desktop publishing program produced by Mirrorsoft in the United Kingdom and released in November 1986. A IBM PC compatible version produced by Rowan Software was planned for 1987^[1] but never released.

Running under GEM the program offered features such as multi-column text, the ability to design flow charts and graphics and multiple document sizes (flyers, menus, cards, etc.). Possible font sizes ranged from 4 to 216 points with support for accented characters. Character and line spacing where fully controllable by the user. The software came with a 150 image clipart gallery.^[2]

The software was superseded by Timeworks Publisher (Publish-It in the United States), which the market regarded as a much better product. This new version was produced by GST Software Products, and upgrades for the PC versions were available into the late 2000s.^{[3] [4]}

Versions

Source:^[5]

• Fleet Street Publisher (1986, published by Spectrum Holobyte^[6] and France Image Logiciel^[7])
• Fleet Street Publisher 1.1 (1987, published by Mirrorsoft^{[8] [9]})
• Fleet Street Publisher 2.0 (1989, published by MichTron^{[10] [11]})
• Fleet Street Publisher 3.0 (1989, published by MichTron^{[12] [13]})

External links

• Icwhen.com

Notes and References

1. News: Sorenson . Karen . November 17, 1986 . Atari ST Programs Give Users Desktop Graphics Capabilities . 8 . InfoWorld .
2. Book: Atari ST Fleet Street Publisher Ad . Spectrum Holobyte .
3. Web site: 2009-02-04 . Greenstreet Online Store . 2023-03-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090204173939/http://greenstreet-online.com/Categories/C78/Greenstreet-Software.html . 2009-02-04 .
4. Web site: Publisher 4.6 Home & Business (PC CD) : Amazon.co.uk: Software. www.amazon.co.uk.
5. Web site: 2020 . Fleet Street Publisher - List of Atari ST Utilities . Atarimania.
6. Web site: Information - Fleet Street Publisher . Atarimania.
7. Web site: Information - Fleet Street Publisher . Atarimania.
8. Web site: Screenshots - Fleet Street Publisher . Atarimania.
9. News: Johnson . Charles . September 1987 . THE FLEET STREET DESKTOP PUBLISHER . 2 . STart . 2 .
10. Web site: Information - Fleet Street Publisher 2 . Atarimania.
11. Web site: Screenshots - Fleet Street Publisher 2 . Atarimania.
12. Web site: Information - Fleet Street Publisher 3 . Atarimania.
13. News: FRUCHEY . DAN . September 1989 . Fleet Street Publisher 3.0 - The UK's Newest Foray in the DTP War . 4 . STart . 2 .