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Breaking the traffic jam: Laserserver

Article Abstract:

Dataspace Corp's Laserserver is a fast and reliable hardware-software combination that lets users transfer files to the spooler instead of the printer, which means people can get back to work instead of waiting for the printer to become available. The $2,295 product has 2Mbytes of memory and the capacity for another 10Mbytes with add-on boards; the program also operates as a spooled file manager for a network of up to 32 Macintoshes. Weak points include the inability to use manually downloaded fonts and the need to modify some Postscript files before printing. The speed and reliability of the product more than make up for these minor shortcomings, however; it is highly recommended for anyone looking for a network print spooler.

Evaluation, Desktop utilities, Printers, Desktop Utility, Network Management Software, Spoolers, File Server, DataSpace Corp., Laserserver (Computer program)

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Word's no wimp

Article Abstract:

Word 3.01 for the Macintosh can be used as a page layout program for simple page layouts. Users can install screen fonts; print unvarying line spacing; have columns of identical width, mixed format, or uneven width; repeat formatting instructions; store parts of the document in the Work menu; draw horizontal and vertical lines; put plain or shadowed boxes around paragraphs; insert graphics into text; retrieve and use the standard Laserwriter Page Setup dialog box; and see what the page looks like with the Page Preview command.

Usage, Microsoft Corp., MSFT, Graphics software, Text processing software, Layout, technical, Microsoft Word 3.01 (Word processing software)

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