Ventura Publisher
| Ventura Publisher | |
|---|---|
Screenshot of Corel Ventura 10 | |
| Developer | Alludo |
| Initial release | 1986 |
| Final release | 10
/ 2002 |
| Operating system | GEM, OS/2, Windows, Classic Mac OS |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Desktop publishing |
| License | Commercial proprietary software |
| Website | https://www.coreldraw.com/en/pages/old-brands/corel-ventura/ |
Ventura Publisher was the first popular desktop publishing package for IBM PC compatible computers. The software was originally developed by Ventura Software, a small software company founded by John Meyer, Don Heiskell, and Lee Jay Lorenzen, all of whom met while working at Digital Research. Ventura Publisher uses the GUI features provided by Digital Research's GEM, a runtime system of which is included with the software.