Compaq taps on a stronghold's door
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In an effort to cut through the market lead of HP in the laser printer business, Compaq introduced the Pagemarq 15 and Pagemarq 20 network laser printers. The two new products are packed with features: they perform twice as fast as existing network printers; they can automatically recognize whether a document is in PostScript or PCL, thereby eliminating the need for two printers; and they can be directly connected to the network via an internal network interface card, thereby making a dedicated printer server unnecessary. The Pagemarq 20 can hold a maximum of 1,500 sheets compared to the HP's 1,000. Its optional fax modem card allows a user to send and receive faxes directly from and to the printer. With the Pagemarq, Compaq hopes to reduce HP's formidable share of the network laser printer market, estimated to reach $700 million in 1996. HP earned $125 million in 1991 from its laser printers. It sold half of the 71,000 network printers in 1991.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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Why even Novell's rivals must sing its praises
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IBM and Microsoft Corp recognize that Novell Inc will play a significant role in the acceptance of IBM's new operating system, OS/2 2.0, and Microsoft's graphical user interface, Microsoft Windows 3.1. Novell produces NetWare, the network software that controls more than 60 percent of of the network operating system market. The IBM and Microsoft products are more likely to gain access to that market if they are compatible with NetWare. By 1993, however, Microsoft will come out with Windows NT, its own version of network software that will compete directly with NetWare. IBM has much more at stake than Microsoft, as OS/2 lags far behind Windows in sales. Microsoft can rely on users upgrading the popular Windows 3.0 to version 3.1 without much trepidation, but OS/2's poor reputation is likely to make it difficult to convince users to switch from Windows, even though OS/2 supports Windows applications.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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Guide through a maze of computer acronyms
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The computer industry creates words, phrases and acronyms that are becoming more prevalent in the school systems, but also require educators and students to remain continually updated on new terms. 'CD ROM' stands for Compact Disc-Read Only Memory and refers to disks that look like music CDs but hold significantly larger amounts of information than other storage media. 'Clicking,' 'double clicking' and 'mouse' all refer to physical acts of pushing buttons on a remote control device and establishing where a cursor sits and which computer screen icon will be selected. 'MIDI' stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface and is a method of controlling music through a computer. 'MPC' stands for Multimedia Personal Computer, and is a seal that indicates that a product adheres to the standards of the Multimedia Computing Marketing Council.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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