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From: jdsb@egr.duke.edu (John D. S. Babcock)
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Subject: Re: Deskwriter, Where? $$$ ?  (SUMMARY)
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Date: 20 Dec 90 05:49:27 GMT
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     OK, why has no one mentioned Apple's new inkjet comming out in March?
Look, I don't want to hurt HP by keeping people from buying (I love my
48SX!!), but some people don't get MacLeak (MacWeek).

So: MacWeek 12.04.90 Vol 4 No. 91 (Excerpted w/o permission)

Apple preparing to spring budget TrueType printers

(Paraphrasing) Apple will introduce two new printers thisspring:
360 dpi inkjet Est Retail Price $600
300 dpi Laserwriter Est Retail Price $1300-$1500 (No postscript, just QD)
Both bundled with 13 TrueType fonts from Sys 7 (Before Sys 7 is out!)
Intro in early March (Seybold Seminars, Boston)
Inkjet: Canon BJ-10e Bubble Jet engine, 4 lb, 8 in width, letter, legal,
	A4, envelopes, transparencies
13 Trutype fonts included. More come with Sys 7. Developers to release 200.
TrueType INIT will not conflict with ATM (Both can be used)
Laser: replaces Personal LW SC, Canon LBP-LX engine, 1Mb RAM, SCSI, 250 sheet
       letter size tray, tray for envelopes or other stuff.
Both require: hard disk, Sys 6.0.7, LW 6.1

Forgive the paraphrasing.  It gets most of the info with the least typing.
If anyone who gets MacWeek sees any new info, please post.  I won't have
access to it any more.

HP has been taking a lot of Apple business with their fantastic deskwriter.
I guess that Apple wanted to introduce some low cost printers to match
the low cost macs.  I was going to get a deskwriter, but I think I'll wait
and see what happens.  (Of course, I could wait forever to get a PS laserwriter
for only $200!)
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J. D. Sterling Babcock             Duke University Electrical Engineering
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