Greeting Card Construction Software

[jaugustine]

Hi,

I have an old DOS version of "Print Shop" that I used many times
back in the "DOS days". Note: The only "problem" with it, it prints
in B&W.

This software is a greeting card construction program that allowed you to
select a font for the words, a border, and a clip art (example: Christmas
tree, flower, birthday cake, etc.).

I have not been able to find an older version of "Print Shop" or another
program like "Print Shop". The new version of "Print Shop" has issues
according to the reviews I read. I called Brouderbund to find out if I can
buy an older version, but I was told I should try Ebay.

I am aware that "Word" can be used to construct greeting cards, but
it wasn't designed for that purpose. It would be a hassle.

Do you know of a good greeting card construction program?

Thank You in Advance, John

 

[VanguardLH]

I have an old DOS version of "Print Shop" that I used many times back
in the "DOS days". Note: The only "problem" with it, it prints in
B&W. This software is a greeting card construction program that
allowed you to select a font for the words, a border, and a clip art
(example: Christmas tree, flower, birthday cake, etc.).

I have not been able to find an older version of "Print Shop" or
another program like "Print Shop". The new version of "Print Shop"
has issues according to the reviews I read. I called Brouderbund to
find out if I can buy an older version, but I was told I should try
Ebay.

You sure "older" should've been "newer"? Why would you be looking for
an even older version than what you have? Older means more years, not
less (for a newer version), since the reference point is now for this
discussion. I'll assume you meant you want a later or newer version
than what you currently have.

I am aware that "Word" can be used to construct greeting cards, but it
wasn't designed for that purpose. It would be a hassle.

You never mentioned even trying an installation of the old Print Shop
DOS-mode program? How do you know that it won't run under Windows XP?
We only know you have Windows XP, not whether it is the 32- or 64-bit
version, so we'll have to guess you are using the 32-bit version. Old
16-bit DOS programs will run under Windows XP as long as they don't
attempt their own memory mananagement, direct hardware access rather
than a qualified 2000/XP driver, or other DOS-direct hardware
manipulation. Once installed, you may have to elect to run the old
DOS-mode program under a compatibility mode.

Do you know of a good greeting card construction program?

For free or paid? For freeware, you could ask over in the
alt.comp.freeware newsgroup.

JASC (Just Another Software Company) got acquired by Corel back in 2004.
Since you didn't mention monetary requirements (freeware or payware),
Corel Paintshop Pro x4 costs $40. However, I never really saw PaintShop
as specifically designed for greeting card production. Why not look at
other graphics drawing programs to adapt like you did with PaintShop,
like Paint.NET or GIMP? Paint.NET is easier to use while GIMP is a
freeware competitor to Adobe Photoshop (there's even a GIMPshop version
that tries to emulate the menuing in Photoshop if you're familiar with
Photoshop).

If you're looking to produce greeting cards, why not look at greeting
card software?

http://www.softpedia.com/dyn-search.php?search_term=greeting+card

http://download.cnet.com/1770-20_4-...Name=platform=Windows&filter=platform=Windows