Desktop publishing comes to the rescue

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Desktop publishing (DTP) made it possible for San Franciscans to have a local newspaper the day after the Oct 1989 earthquake when no power was available. Similarly, victims of Hurricane Hugo in the US Virgin Islands would have gone without their paper if it were not for DTP. The San Francisco Chronicle brought in an emergency generator to power a Varityper VT-600 imagesetter, five Macintoshes and a Canon laser copier. Reporters used flashlights for lighting as they worked on laptops. The stories were transmitted to a Macintosh Plus, then imported into QuarkXPress and typeset on the Varityper. Photographs were made into halftones using a Canon copying machine, then sized and placed in the traditional manner. Final pages were transmitted electronically to the Chronicle's printing facility. The San Francisco Examiner used Macintoshes and a LaserWriter Plus hooked up to emergency power.

Usage, Product information, Newspapers, AAPL, Desktop publishing software, California, Information management, Earthquakes, Natural disasters, San Francisco Chronicle (Newspaper), DTP Software, Apple Macintosh Plus (Microcomputer), Varityper Inc., Varityper VT600 (Computer printer), Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands, U.S.

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Apple lowers the bottom line

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Apple introduces low-cost color and monochrome Macs, hoping to lure buyers away from microcomputers using the Mac-like Microsoft Windows 3.0. The new microcomputers include features that higher-priced Macs do not have. The Macintosh Classic, ranging in price from $999 to $1,400, is a Motorola 68000-based microcomputer with AppleTalk networking, a SCSI port for peripherals, an Apple Desktop bus and more. The Macintosh LC, priced at $2,399, includes a 16-MHz 68020 processor and one 68020 Direct Slot for expansion. The Macintosh IIsi includes a 20-MHz 68030 chip with built-in Memory Management Unit that allows users to run UNIX-like applications. Prices range from $3,769 to $4,569.

Product introduction, Color, product announcement, Microcomputer, Low Cost, Apple Macintosh IILC (Microcomputer), Apple Macintosh Classic (680X0-based system), Apple Macintosh IIsi (680X0-based system)

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