---
title: "TimeLinez Begins Desk-Top Publishing Experiments"
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published_at: "2026-03-15T00:17:33+00:00"
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excerpt: "Editorial describing the transition to desktop publishing using the Front Page QL software from GAP Software. Explains the workflow for creating the masthead using Artworks on the 2068 and converting to RLE for import into Front Page. Candidly reviews Front Page's bugs (corrupted files on save, no file deletion, minimal error trapping) and its strengths…"
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  - name: "QL"
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  - name: "TS 2068"
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    url: "http://localhost/tag/ts2068/"
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  - name: "Norm Lehfeldt"
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  id: 21571
  title: "Timelinez"
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  - name: "Norm Lehfeldt"
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    url: "http://localhost/indiv/norm-lehfeldt/"
volume: "5"
issue: "5"
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  - id: 38853
    title: "Timelinez v5 n5"
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pages: "1"
pubdate: "May 1987"
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---

# TimeLinez Begins Desk-Top Publishing Experiments

Editorial describing the transition to desktop publishing using the Front Page QL software from GAP Software. Explains the workflow for creating the masthead using Artworks on the 2068 and converting to RLE for import into Front Page. Candidly reviews Front Page’s bugs (corrupted files on save, no file deletion, minimal error trapping) and its strengths (unexpanded QL compatible, flexible for larger systems).