“Impression (software)”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

In computing, Impression is a desktop publishing application for {{nowrap|RISC OS}} systems. It was developed by Computer Concepts and released around 1989.^[1]

The software was one of two packages recommended for use in primary teaching in the 1996 book Opportunities for English in the Primary School.^[2] It has been considered one of the most important applications in the history of the {{nowrap|RISC OS}} platform.^[3]

Also available were enhanced (Impression Publisher and Impression Publisher Plus) and cut-down versions (Impression Junior and Impression Style). A 32-bit conversion and improvement project initiated in 2003 was named Impression-X.

Development

A project to produce a fully 32-bit compliant version (compatible with the Iyonix PC and later ARM hardware) was announced by X-Ample Technology in 2003.^[4]^[5] This was named Impression-X.^[4] In 2004 it was explained that the process of 32-bitting was being complicated partly because of "the massive number of optimisation and 'tricks' Computer Concepts used".^[6] In 2005, Drobe editor Chris Williams suggested handing the project over to another party to complete.^[7] After only another 10 years, Impression-X was released in May 2015, and is now available from the PlingStore.^[8]

Features

A document loader for Impression files was included with the 2.60 release of desktop publishing application Ovation Pro in 2000.{{specify|date=October 2013}}^[9]^[10]

The software was copy protected via a dongle ^[11], however this was removed in later releases.

References

1. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.apdl.co.uk/riscworld/volume9/issue5/blast20/index.htm | title=Impression 20 years ago | work=Risc World | year=2009 | accessdate=27 October 2013}}
2. ^{{cite book|author=Michael Lockwood|title=Opportunities for English in the Primary School|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ov8UUDEApvMC&pg=PA124|year=1996|publisher=Trentham Books|isbn=978-1-85856-046-5|page=124}}
3. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.iconbar.com/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=10197 | title=An arbitrary number of possibly influential RISC OS things | work=The Icon Bar | date=23 March 2007 | accessdate=27 October 2013 | author=Mellor, Phil}}
4. ^¹{{cite news | url=http://www.drobe.co.uk/riscos/artifact833.html | title=X-Ample touts 32bit Impression | work=Drobe | date=4 Oct 2003 | accessdate=27 October 2013 | author=Williams. Chris}}
5. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.iconbar.com/Impression_DTP_-_the_return/news366.html | title=Impression DTP - the return | work=The Icon Bar | date=4 October 2003 | accessdate=27 October 2013 | author=Goodwin, Richard}}
6. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.drobe.co.uk/riscos/artifact1205.html | title=Dude, where's my Impression-X? | work=Drobe | date=30 Oct 2004 | accessdate=27 October 2013 | author=Williams. Chris}}
7. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.drobe.co.uk/riscos/artifact1295.html | title=Light at end of Impression-X tunnel | work=Drobe | date=15 March 2005 | accessdate=27 October 2013 | author=Williams. Chris}}
8. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.riscository.com/2015/impression-x-store-holland/ | title=Impression-X on !Store and in Holland | work=RISCOSitory | date=5 May 2015 | accessdate=8 May 2015 | author=Hudd, Vince M}}
9. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.drobe.co.uk/article.php?id=115&hlt=ovationpro+dtp | title=OvationPro Publisher Pack: Drobe looks at the new features of the DTP | work=Drobe | date=24 November 2000 | accessdate=30 April 2016 | author=Williams. Chris}}
10. ^Previous Drobe article published 24 November 2000
11. ^{{cite news | url=https://archive.org/stream/Acorn_User_Issue_187_1997-11_IDG_Media_GB/Acorn_User_Issue_187_1997-11_IDG_Media_GB_djvu.txt | title=Hardware on the move | work=Acorn User |date=November 1997 | accessdate=27 October 2013 | author=Tomkinson, Mike}}