FrameMaker 5

About screen of FrameMaker 5.0.1 for Macintosh

FrameMaker 5 is the last version of the FrameMaker document processor that was released by Frame Technology before being acquired by Adobe Systems in October 1995.

Release history

• FrameMaker 5.0 was released in September 1995. Subsequent updates were rebranded after the acquisition was completed in October 1995, starting on January 16, 1996 with Adobe FrameMaker+SGML for Mac, Windows, and Unix platforms.
• Adobe FrameMaker 5.1 was released on February 13, 1996 for Digital Unix, IBM AIX, and SGI IRIX. Versions for Windows 95 and NT were released on June 3, 1996.
• Adobe FrameMaker 5.1.2 was a maintenance release in early 1997 that added certification for Windows NT 4.0.
• Adobe FrameMaker 5.5 was released on September 2, 1997 and was considered a major upgrade.
• Adobe FrameMaker 5.5.3 was released on October 3, 1997, fixing software bugs.
• Adobe FrameMaker 5.5.6 was released on November 6, 1998. It added plug-ins with the ability to import Microsoft Word 8 and PDF files, and export XML files. Other new features included double-byte asian character support and ODMA support.

About screen of FrameMaker 5 for Windows

Box of Adobe FrameMaker 5.1

Front of Adobe FrameMaker 5.5 box

Back of Adobe FrameMaker 5.5 box

See also

• FrameReader 5

External links

• Adobe FrameMaker 5 at Adobe (archived 1996-10-27)
  • Adobe FrameMaker 5.1.2 (archived 1997-02-01)
  • Adobe FrameMaker 5.5 (archived 1998-02-04)
  • Adobe FrameMaker 5.5.3 (archived 1998-02-13)
  • Adobe FrameMaker 5.5.6 (archived 1999-01-17)
• FrameMaker development - versions 4.0 to 6.0 at Docu + Design Daube, Zürich (2019-08-20)
  • FrameMaker 5 quick reference for Unix (PDF, 1995-05)
  • Using FrameMaker 5 for Unix (PDF, 1995-05)
  • What's New in FrameMaker (5.0) (PDF, 1995-05)
  • FrameMaker 5.5 release notes (PDF, 1997-08-15)

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