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- February 10, 1991, Boston, MA -- Output Technology Corporation, (OUTPUT)
- will showcase its new BetterYet line, designed to provide complete laser
- enhancement solutions for Hewlett Packard LaserJet and compatible laser
- printers. Leading the new product line is BetterYet III, a PCL-5 emulation
- cartridge that upgrades HP LaserJet Series 11 printers to HP LaserJet III
- compatibility.
-
- "Upgrading to LaserJet III capability will become more and more critical to
- corporations," said John Lugviel, Vice President of Sales & Marketing.
- "The full power and capabilities of today's software, including Microsoft
- Windows, WordPerfect, and Windows-based programs, has driven user demand
- to remarkable levels. And, the majority of these capabilities, such as
- scalable fonts, are only accessible with the LaserJet III."
-
- The BetterYet III plug-in cartridge provides an alternative upgrade
- solution that's easily installed by the user into a font slot, and that
- also allows corporations to standardize their equipment at LaserJet III
- levels at minimal cost. "We see this upgrade as a way for corporations to
- preserve their capital assets, leveraging the significant investment
- already made in Series ll printers," Lugviel added.
-
- Also introduced as part of the BetterYet product series is a complete line
- of other enhancement products, featuring the widest range of font types
- and special fonts available on single cartridges.
-
- The BetterYet line was developed in collaboration with several leading
- industry technology partners, including: Intel Corporation, who provided
- the chip technology; Agfa Corporation, who supplied Intellifont scaling
- technology and typefaces; and PeerLess Group, who supplied the printer
- emulations.
-
- The BetterYet products announced include:
-
- PCL-5 Emulation Cartridge
-
- ** BetterYet III
-
- Font slot cartridge that upgrades any HP LaserJet Series 11 to LaserJet 111
- compatibility. This is the first upgrade product available that is easily
- installed by the user. Features the same Intellifont scaling technology
- found in LaserJet models, providing 100% font compatibility. On-board Agfa
- fonts include the same 8 outline, 7 bitmap, and one stick font found in
- both the US and International character sets used in the HP LaserJet 111.
- Works with HP LaserJet Series 11 printers (with 1.5 Megabyte of memory)
- with a second version available for HP LaserJet IID and IIP users.
- Availability is scheduled for May of this year with 3 suggested retail
- price of $299.
-
- Font Cartridges
-
- ** BetterYet Bizzillions
-
- Font cartridge containing all 65 HP outline fonts in a single cartridge.
- Features Agfa's Intellifont to assure 100% HP font compatibility. Works
- with HP LaserJet 111 printers (as well as HP LaserJet Series 11 printers
- with BetterYet III upgrade). Availability is scheduled for February, with
- a suggested retail price of $499.
-
- ** BetterYet Master American
-
- Font cartridge containing a selection of US HP Master Type bitmap font
- cartridges, containing a total of over 180 fonts. Works with HP LaserJet
- Series ll or LaserJet III printers. The product is available now with a
- suggested retail price of $399.
-
- ** BetterYet A-Z 25 Font Cartridge
-
- Bitmap font cartridge containing all 25 HP Letter Series cartridges. Works
- with HP LaserJet Series ll or LaserJet III printers. The product will have
- a suggested retail price of $299.
-
- ** BetterYet Master International
-
- Font cartridge containing a selection of international HP Master bitmap
- font cartridges, which include over 230 fonts. Works with HP LaserJet
- Series ll or LaserJet III printers. Availability is scheduled for March,
- with a suggested retail price of $399.
-
- ** BetterYet Label & Bar Code
-
- Bitmap font cartridge containing fonts for labels and bar code
- applications. Works with HP LaserJet Series ll or LaserJet III printers.
- Availability is scheduled for March, with a suggested retail price of
- $249.
-
- Memory
-
- ** BetterYet Memory Expansion Boards (O, 1, 2, 4) These memory expansion
- boards allow users to expand the memory of their HP LaserJet Series ll
- printers. The product is being offered as an option to the few LaserJet
- Series ll users who need additional memory to meet the requirement for
- upgrading to LaserJet III compatibility (with the BetterYet III
- cartridge). Works with HP LaserJet Series ll and III printers. Production
- rollout is scheduled for the March-May timeframe.
-
- Output Technology Corporation, a Spokane, Washington, based manufacturer,
- is a leader in laser and impact printing technology. The company has been
- an innovator in the field since 1984. OUTPUT's family of printers and
- printer enhancement products is available worldwide through a network of
- distributors, VARs and OEMs.
-
- OTC - Output Technology Corp
- 2310 N. Fancher Rd, Spokane, WA 99212-1381
- 509-536-0468 800-468-8788
-
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