Faster ways to mix and match data
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Apple Macintosh users will have a plethora of updated software to choose from as companies announce their plans at the MacWorld Exposition in Boston. Fourth Dimension 2, from Acius Inc, will be a faster, more powerful version of the data base management system. It will cost $795, and registered owners of the first version can upgrade for free. Double Helix 3 is $595, and a big improvement over the previous version. Odesta Corp added a visual interface that makes it more accessible to timid users. Macromind Director, $695 from Macromind Inc, allows the user to improve computer-based presentations with sound, video and animation. Other announcements from the Macworld exhibit are a backup program, Retrospect, from Dantz Development Corp; Foxgraph/Mac for business graphics from Fox Software Inc; Springboard Publisher 2.0 desktop publishing program for $199.95; and Adobe Font Manager from Adobe Systems Inc.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1989
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Networking without the wires; a new system can build an infrared grid on the ceiling or any wall of an office
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The Photonics Photolink system uses infrared light to connect as many as four Macintosh computers without obtrusive wiring. The $995 transceiver can be mounted on a desk or cubicle divider. The system still requires some wiring: a connection between the transceiver and a power outlet, and cables between the transceiver and one to four of the computers. If an RS232 hookup is used, a $995 concentrator is also required. The technology is similar to that of television remote controls. Infrared light is released from the transceiver, bounces off a site such as a spot on a wall or ceiling, and is received by the Macintosh. Foot traffic between the target site and microcomputer does not interfere with reception. Photonics Corp introduced its product at the Macworld Exposition in Boston.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1989
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A green revolution in printers
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New computer printers are being developed that are more environmentally sound because they are constructed with no disposable parts. Rather than replacing the imaging engine after several thousand pages have been printed, some of the new printers are equipped with a ceramic print engine that will last the 300,000-page life of the printer. This alleviates the need to replace the metal, plastic or ceramic cartridges that comprise the engine and are supposed to be recycled, but typically are not. For instance, Kyocera Electronics Inc's $2,395 Ecosys a-Si FS1500A printer will be released in Jun 1992. Its engine is said to have a life expectancy equal to 75 cartridge replacements on a standard printer.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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