New Macintosh via the mail delivers local networking with color

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The new Macintosh LC II, the lowest-priced color Macintosh microcomputer, has a sleek 8.8-pound, 12.2-inch-by-15-inch-by-3-inch main unit which contains a 16-MHz Motorola 68030 processor, an Apple Superdrive for floppy disks, a 120Mbyte-hard drive and a 6Mbyte-memory. A 13-inch Sony Trinitron monitor may look too big for the main unit although it has excellent quality. The Mac's 'Getting Started' booklet is easy to follow and features a three-page section on ergonomics. The system, ordered from the direct-channel or mail-order company MacFriends, already has System 7.0.1 on the disk. Installing the four initial folders - the system, the Hypercard, the Macintosh basics and the utilities - is trouble-free. Start-up, however, is slower than the monochrome Macintosh SE/30 and usage is delayed by the appearance of the Apple logo and the new slogan 'The Power to Be Your Best.' Three RJ-11 network connectors are needed to set up a local area network. Plugging the connectors is made easy by the instruction manual and the labelling and design of the ports.

Design and construction, Color, Local area networks, Screens (Separation), LAN, Specifications, Functional Capabilities, Screens, Mail Order, Apple Macintosh IILC (Microcomputer)

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A book, of sorts, to help

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Franklin Electronic Publishers' $199.95 Digital Book System is a hand-held computer that allows users access to reference books and databases stored on cards. The system comes with the Merriam-Webster Dictionary Plus, which contains a standard dictionary, a thesaurus, a synonym finder and help for looking up words without knowing the exact spelling; and Word Games, a set of 10 games. Video Companion is a $59.95 database containing 6,700 movies organized by multiple categories. Franklin also sells The Medical Letter Handbook of Adverse Drug Reactions for $99 and plans to develop other reference-book cards. The system contains a small LCD screen and small keyboard suitable for searching reference materials but not for extended reading. The built-in word-processor stores 60 lines of text.

Usage, Hand-held computers, Handheld computers, Column, Databases, Video recordings, Database, Book, Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc., FPUB, Franklin Electronic Publishers Digital Book System (Hand-held data device), Video Companion (Data base)

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A classic Mac's many possibilities

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Apple's top-of-the-line Macintosh SE/30 microcomputer is faster and less expensive than the original Macintosh SE. It also comes comes easy-to-decipher instructions on assembly and as much as 80Mbytes of memory, enough for most home users. All Macs also contain a version of Hypercard, an information-storage and management program. Included are brief reviews of three new Macintosh-related books: 'The Big Mac Book,' by Neil J. Salkind; 'Microsoft Works for the Apple Macintosh,' by Charles Rubin; and 'Advanced Microsoft Works Applications on the Macintosh,' by Terry A. Freeman and Patrick Holtz.

Evaluation, Apple Macintosh SE/30 (680X0-based system)

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