A link to the original article seems like it would have been more appropriate: https://www.geekwire.com/2026/pagemaker-pioneer-paul-brainer...

I used the original Windows version of PageMaker for a long time, and also Ventura Publisher. It was more programmable and I ended up using it with a Paradox database to create a publishing system that created catalogs for dog shows for a local person who put them on. It create a couple hundred page book that would be professionally published for a weekend show. It had to be done every few months or so.

I used PageMaker to create a newsletter for the local Star Trek club which is how I met my wife.