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'''Timeworks Publisher''' ('''Publish It!''' in the U.S.) is an early-1990s desktop publishing program for Windows published by Timeworks, released originally in the U.K. It used the extension .dtp, rebranded later as [[PageMagic]] by NEBS, all using the same engine developed by GST Techonologies. GST was later merged with another company in 2001 to form GreenStreet Software<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20081227204606/http://greenstreet-online.com/about.html</ref>
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'''Timeworks Publisher''' ('''Publish It!''' in the U.S.) is an early desktop publishing program for DOS/Windows licensed to Timeworks Inc<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19970222165040/http://www.gstsoft.com/timework.htm,</ref>, released originally by GST in the U.K. It used the extension .dtp, rebranded later as Pressworks & [[PageMagic]] by NEBS, all using the same engine developed by GST Techonologies. GST was later merged with another company in 2001 to form GreenStreet Software<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20081227204606/http://greenstreet-online.com/about.html</ref>
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GST revolutionised the DTP market in 1987 with a release of Timeworks Publish-it for DOS. In early 1994, GST rebranded its DTP software for Windows as Pressworks. These were superseded in July 1996 by upgrades to Pressworks 2, with a wealth of increased depth and functionality, trouble free installation under Windows 95, along with high levels of ease of use based around OLE 2 technology.
  
 
GST Technologies produced or licensed the DTP product to many other distributors, but all used the .DTP extension. Other notable titles include: PressWorks, [[Greenstreet Publisher]], Compuworks Publisher, etc.<ref>http://www.bmsoftware.com/greenstreetpublisher3.htm</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090219062521/http://greenstreet-online.com/about.html</ref>
 
GST Technologies produced or licensed the DTP product to many other distributors, but all used the .DTP extension. Other notable titles include: PressWorks, [[Greenstreet Publisher]], Compuworks Publisher, etc.<ref>http://www.bmsoftware.com/greenstreetpublisher3.htm</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090219062521/http://greenstreet-online.com/about.html</ref>
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeworks_Publisher Timeworks Publisher (Wikipedia)]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeworks_Publisher Timeworks Publisher (Wikipedia)]
 
* [[Wikipedia:GST_Computer_Systems|GST Technologies]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:GST_Computer_Systems|GST Technologies]]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/19970222164628/http://www.gstsoft.com/dtplist.htm GST Desktop Publishing Software list (archived) 1997]
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

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File Format
Name Timeworks Publisher
Ontology
Extension(s) .dtp
Released 1987

Timeworks Publisher (Publish It! in the U.S.) is an early desktop publishing program for DOS/Windows licensed to Timeworks Inc[1], released originally by GST in the U.K. It used the extension .dtp, rebranded later as Pressworks & PageMagic by NEBS, all using the same engine developed by GST Techonologies. GST was later merged with another company in 2001 to form GreenStreet Software[2]

GST revolutionised the DTP market in 1987 with a release of Timeworks Publish-it for DOS. In early 1994, GST rebranded its DTP software for Windows as Pressworks. These were superseded in July 1996 by upgrades to Pressworks 2, with a wealth of increased depth and functionality, trouble free installation under Windows 95, along with high levels of ease of use based around OLE 2 technology.

GST Technologies produced or licensed the DTP product to many other distributors, but all used the .DTP extension. Other notable titles include: PressWorks, Greenstreet Publisher, Compuworks Publisher, etc.[3][4]

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Early versions of .DTP, TimeWorks, Publish It, Pressworks files are simple binary files with headers beginning with "44 54 50 49" "DTPI" and ending with "45 4F 44 46" "EODF".

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  1. https://web.archive.org/web/19970222165040/http://www.gstsoft.com/timework.htm,
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20081227204606/http://greenstreet-online.com/about.html
  3. http://www.bmsoftware.com/greenstreetpublisher3.htm
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20090219062521/http://greenstreet-online.com/about.html
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