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- From: bk146@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Todd Sternisha)
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- Subject: Apple Announces StyleWriter II
- Date: 7 Jan 1993 23:44:29 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- JANUARY 6, 1993.
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- Contact:
- Kate Paisley
- Apple Computer, Inc.
- (408) 974-5453
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- Apple Announces New StyleWriter II Personal Printer and GrayShare
- Printer Software
-
- SAN FRANCISCO, California--January 6, 1993--Apple Computer, Inc.
- today introduced the Apple StyleWriter II personal printer, a new
- version of its best-selling Apple StyleWriter significantly
- redesigned to give users new features that enhance print quality,
- performance, and convenience. These features include GrayShare
- software, an improved industrial design, and versatile paper-handling
- capabilities.
- The StyleWriter II offers 360 dots-per-inch (dpi) laser-quality
- printing, a compact size, and a competitive price. In addition, it
- is twice as fast as the original StyleWriter and ships with Apple's
- new GrayShare printer software. GrayShare provides enhanced
- grayscale printing and the ability to share individual printers from
- Apple, like the StyleWriter II, over a network. The StyleWriter II
- has a suggested retail price of $359 in the United States, and is
- available immediately worldwide.
- "We expect the StyleWriter II to be a big hit with Macintosh users
- in
- homes, schools and small businesses where good value is more
- important than ever," said John Moon, Apple's vice president of
- Imaging Products. "Its affordable price and high-quality output will
- convert scores of new customers to the benefits of laser-quality
- printing."
-
- GrayShare Software
- GrayShare is new printer software that gives the StyleWriter II
- advanced grayscale printing capabilities and also allows it to be
- shared among users over an AppleTalk, TokenTalk or EtherTalk
- network. With GrayShare, the StyleWriter II can print more than 100
- shades of gray--adding a more realistic quality to monochrome images,
- something previously achieved only on more expensive and
- sophisticated laser printers. GrayShare also allows the StyleWriter
- II to print twice as fast as the original StyleWriter--up to two-
- pages-per-minute. And users can take advantage of background
- printing, a capability that lets them continue working on their
- computer as soon as a document is sent to be printed.
- The StyleWriter II features 360 dpi resolution--the best laser
- quality available among ink jet printers. It also includes 39
- scalable TrueType fonts, offering users the flexibility to print
- high-quality text in a wide range of styles and sizes.
-
- Improved Design
- The StyleWriter II has the small footprint as the original--about
- half the size of competing models--but in a significantly redesigned
- case. An all-in-one design combines the sheet feeder, print engine
- and power supply. This compact, sturdy and reliable printer fits
- easily on the desktop, making it convenient for customers such as
- home users, students or small business users, who have limited work
- space.
-
- More Versatile Paper Handling
- The new StyleWriter II design also allows more versatile paper
- handling. The paper tray capacity has been doubled to accommodate up
- to 100 sheets of paper--including legal size--and it can hold and
- print up to 15 envelopes automatically.
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- System Requirements, Pricing and Availability
- The StyleWriter II personal printer requires System 6.0.7(with
- TrueType software extension) or any version of System 7. It ships
- with GrayShare software and is compatible with any Macintosh computer
- that has 1megabyte (MB) of RAM and a hard drive. For best
- performance, Apple recommends using at least 2MB of RAM when running
- System 6.0.7 and at least 4MB of RAM when running System 7 or
- greater. The StyleWriter II carries a U.S. suggested retail price of
- $359. It is currently available worldwide through authorized Apple
- resellers. Pricing may vary outside the United States.
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- Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, StyleWriter, AppleTalk, TokenTalk,
- and EtherTalk are registered trademarks; and GrayShare, QuickDraw,
- and TrueType are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
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