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.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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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.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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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.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1990
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