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- High-Performance Apple Printers Target Large and Small Workgroups
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- Katie Nosbisch
- Regis McKenna, Inc.
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- High-Performance Apple Printers Target Large and Small Workgroups
- Aggressive Pricing and Fax Option Set New Standards
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- CUPERTINO, California--October 21, 1993--Apple Computer, Inc., today
- announced the LaserWriter Select 360 and the LaserWriter Pro 810, two
- new printers focusing on the needs of small and large workgroups
- respectively. Priced to be a leader in its class, the LaserWriter
- Select 360 is designed for networks of Macintosh and DOS/Windows
- computers, while the LaserWriter Pro 810 offers the speed and
- flexibility sought by large workgroups where users run a variety of
- operating systems.
- "Apple has configured specific technical features to meet the more
- sophisticated requirements of both small and large workgroups. We
- believe these products will be especially attractive to the growing
- number of networks in which Macintosh computers are connected to
- computers running a variety of operating systems. In addition, we
- are delivering these printers at prices which clearly aim to make
- them the market leaders," said Don Strickland, vice president for
- Apple's Imaging Division.
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- Apple Offers PostScript Fax Option for the First Time
- One of the most distinguishing characteristics of Apple's new
- printers is their optional PostScript Fax capability. This add-in
- capability turns the printers into plain paper fax machines which can
- send and receive either standard faxes or high resolution PostScript
- Faxes. Developed in conjunction with Adobe Systems, the PostScript
- Fax capability on the LaserWriter Select 360 and LaserWriter Pro 810
- is available to all users on the workgroup network.
- The quality of this fax option is especially noteworthy when
- PostScript Fax printers both send and receive the fax. The output
- resolution is identical to printed output: 600 dots per inch (dpi)
- for the LaserWriter Select 360 and up to 800 dpi for the LaserWriter
- Pro 810. However, even traditional Group 3 faxes, typically
- 200 dpi, are rendered at higher quality when sent from one of Apple's
- new printers. Fax transmission costs are also less when sending and
- receiving on PostScript Fax printers due to the smaller file sizes
- that must be transmitted.
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- LaserWriter Select 360
- At an ApplePrice of $1599, the LaserWriter Select 360 provides 600
- dpi print resolution at a print speed of 10 pages per minute (ppm).
- Developed for small workgroups of networked Macintosh and DOS/Windows
- computers, the LaserWriter Select 360 supports Adobe's PostScript
- Level 2 software and PCL5. Apple Price for the PostScript Fax card
- is $299. This combination of high quality resolution, optional fax
- capability and speed makes the LaserWriter Select 360 one of the
- highest performance printers in the small workgroup market.
- "For most business printing, 600 dpi has become the standard for
- print resolution," said Terry Bailey, director of marketing for
- Apple's Imaging Products. "Apple now offers users the ability to
- receive and print faxes at this resolution. For users who require
- the transmission of high quality graphics or business information,
- this feature is indispensable."
- The LaserWriter Select 360 supports networked workgroups of Macintosh
- and DOS/Windows computers with parallel, LocalTalk and serial ports,
- as well as, Adobe's IntelliSelect software, which provides auto
- emulation and port switching in ROM. As a result, users can send
- documents to print without stopping to select between PostScript and
- PCL languages or to configure the printer port for their particular
- computer. The LaserWriter Select 360 automatically analyses the
- incoming document and switches to the correct port and language.
- Apple's new LaserWriter Select 360 ships with two paper trays
- standard: a 250 sheet letter size cassette and a 50 sheet
- multipurpose tray. Optional envelope, 250 and 500 sheet size paper
- trays let users expand the paper handling flexibility of the
- LaserWriter Select 360 to a total of 800 sheets. It is also
- compliant with all EPA Energy Star standards which ensure energy
- savings through automatic power-down when the printer is idle.
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- LaserWriter Pro 810
- Apple's LaserWriter Pro 810 is designed for large workgroups with
- mixed computing environments, requiring high volume printing in a
- variety of page sizes. Available at the ApplePrice of $4899, the
- LaserWriter Pro 810 prints up to 20 ppm from three universal
- cassettes which can be configured for letter, legal, tabloid, A3, A4,
- A5, B4, and B5 paper sizes. It supports Adobe's PostScript Level 2
- software.
- The LaserWriter Pro 810 is the first Apple printer to ship with
- tabloid paper capability and the first to provide 750 sheets of paper
- input standard. The Adobe PostScript Fax option is also available
- for Apple's LaserWriter Pro 810 as a user installable cartridge that
- prints 800 dpi faxes. The ApplePrice for this option is $299. The
- printer comes with a SCSI hard disk expansion slot, an expandable
- network architecture and maximum memory capacity of 32MB.
- Four networking protocols are concurrently active in the LaserWriter
- Pro 810 to ensure "plug and play" compatibility in Novell, Macintosh,
- UNIX and DEC environments. The built-in Ethernet network card
- provides transparent, simultaneous printing for IPX, TCP/IP,
- Ethertalk, and Digital LAT protocols. The printer is compliant with
- the industry standard Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and
- has a remote console facility that allows network managers to
- configure the printer and to obtain diagnostic information.
- "Network versatility is the watch word for this product. Network
- managers can now provide greater print speeds and higher capability
- for multi-platform users than ever before," said Terry Bailey. "We
- believe large workgroups with demanding printing needs will find no
- better product on the market."
- Virtual Printer Technology permits a network of Macintosh, UNIX, DOS,
- DEC or Windows users to simultaneously access one LaserWriter Pro
- 810. Up to 64 different 'virtual' printers can be configured by the
- network administrator, each with unique port, protocol, PDL and
- imaging characteristics. As a result, the network administrator
- can efficiently control network printer traffic, and users do not
- experience any printer delay for reset or initialization. The
- printer has a native 400 dpi resolution or users can select 300,
- 600 or 800 dpi depending on their output quality needs.
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- Availability
- Both the LaserWriter Select 360 and the LaserWriter Pro 810 are
- expected to be available shortly and can be purchased through
- authorized Apple resellers and Apple Authorized Peripheral Dealers.
- PostScript Fax cards for the LaserWriter Select 360 and the
- LaserWriter Pro 810 can be purchased through Apple Authorized
- Dealers. For further information, customers in the United States
- should call the Apple Referral Center at (800) 538-9696. Customers
- outside the United States should contact their local Apple
- representatives for information on availability and distribution.
- Prices quoted below are ApplePrice. Apple Price will fall within the
- general range of street prices offered by our resellers.
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- Model ApplePrice
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- LaserWriter Select 360 $1599
- LaserWriter Pro 810 $4899
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- Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:
- AAPL) develops, manufactures and markets computer, server and
- personal interactive electronic systems for use in business,
- education, the home, science, engineering, and government. A
- recognized pioneer and innovator in the personal computer industry,
- Apple does business in more than 120 countries.
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- Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh and LaserWriter are registered
- trademarks of Apple Computer. LaserWriter Select, EtherTalk and
- LocalTalk are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Virtual Printer
- Technology is a trademark of Dataproducts Corporation. Adobe,
- PostScript and the PostScript logo are trademarks of Adobe Systems
- Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. UNIX
- is a registered trademark of UNIX Systems Laboratories, Inc. MS-DOS
- and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
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