Is Apple's worm finally turning?
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New Mac OS-based workstations from Motorola, Umax Computer and Power Computing offer unprecedented levels of performance for desktop publishing. Motorola's StarMax 5000/300 costs from $2,899 and runs at 300MHz, while the StarMax Pro, which costs from $3,895, is based on the Common Hardware Reference Platform (CHRP) open-environment motherboard design. Umax Computer's $2,349 SuperMac C600x/240 and $2,799 C600x/280 offer faster access to an inline memory cache using the company's CacheDoubler memory controller and an 80MHz bus. Power Computing's PowerTower Pro G3/250 and G3/275 use the third-generation PowerPC 750 microprocessor supporting a backside cache architecture that connects the CPU directly to 1MB of Level 2 cache. Apple's Power Macintosh 8600 and 9600 run at 250-, 300- and 350MHz and use 1MB of inline Level 2 cache with a 100MHz bus. The machines use the Mach 5 PowerPC chip and support the FireWire IEEE 1394 serial bus standard.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1997
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Grand makeover 1998
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Three design firms, Nicosia Creative Expresso (NiCE), Supon Design Group and Diesel Design, compete to produce a hypothetical new logo design and complete set of marketing materials for a real client, international food store SoHo Provisions. Proprietor Douglas Aronson never felt the existing red-wax-seal design fully reflected the image of the business. NiCE, which has such distinguished clients as Calvin Klein and Tiffany & Co, created a logo with a stamp that conveys quality and authenticity as well as packages sent internationally. It selected a non-standrd envelope design and rich, muted colors. Supon, which does design for Coca-Cola and IBM, aimed for a friendly look with a logo containing offset O's and leaves with elements used throughout the entire campaign. Diesel, known for its risk-taking, used a minimal type face for a clean and elegant look and added splash-screen graphics.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1998
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The changing face of zines; the underground press embraces electronic publishing
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Self-published magazines, originally a product of the punk movement in the '70s, have moved from stapled photocopies of typewritten pages to colorful, glossy products of electronic publishing. This technology allows such publishers to blend in more with the mainstream, allowing them to be carried by larger retailers and distributors. Very few of them are profitable, and those who are get accused of selling out. Publishers also often publish online versions of their wares. Unfortunately, these online offerings tend to be plain, static text that do not take advantage of users' color monitors and sound capabilities.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1996
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