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In 1994, Adobe Systems acquired Aldus and PageMaker.Īdobe PageMaker 6.0 was released in 1995.Īdobe PageMaker 6.5 was released in 1996.

Aldus PageMaker 5.0 was released in January 1993.

A version for the PC was available by 1991. Version 3.01 was available for OS/2 and took extensive advantage of multithreading for improved user responsiveness.Īldus PageMaker 4 for Macintosh was released in 1990 and offered new word-processing capabilities, expanded typographic controls, and enhanced features for handling long documents. PageMaker 3.0 for the PC was shipped in May 1988 and required Windows 2.0, which was bundled as a run-time version. Thus, users who did not have Windows could run the application from MS-DOS.Īldus Pagemaker 3 for Macintosh was shipped in April 1988. Until May 1987, the initial Windows release was bundled with a full version of Windows 1.0.3 after that date, a "Windows-runtime" with no task-switching capabilities was included. In 1987, Pagemaker was available on Digital Equipment's VAXstation computers. In October 1986, a version of Pagemaker was made available for Hewlett-Packard's HP Vectra computers. PageMaker was awarded an SPA Excellence in Software Award for Best New Use of a Computer in 1986. Aldus Pagemaker 1.2 for Macintosh was released in 1986 and added support for PostScript fonts built into LaserWriter Plus or downloaded to the memory of other output devices. PageMaker relies on Adobe Systems' PostScript page description language.Īldus Pagemaker 1.0 was released in July 1985 for the Macintosh and in December 1986 for the IBM PC.

Publishers had to become computer literate, and Apple started selling Macintoshes and LaserWriters in large numbers.Īs an application relying on a graphical user interface, PageMaker helped to popularize the Macintosh platform and the Windows environment. When the Aldus Corporation introduced PageMaker 1.0, it revolutionized the publishing industry. Paul Brainerd was its programmer who saw a niche for a product that could leverage the Apple Macintosh's graphical user interface. PageMaker was one of the first desktop publishing programs, introduced in 1985 by Aldus, initially for the Apple Macintosh and, in 1987, for PCs running Windows 1.0.