Systems solutions: from the ground up - Macintosh hardware strategies
Article Abstract:
Cost effective strategies with which desktop publishers can purchase and upgrade Macintosh-based systems best suited to their business needs are presented. General recommendations include planning and assessment of business needs and capabilities, shopping for favorable prices on peripheral equipment, continuing to upgrade equipment until buying a more powerful computer becomes cost effective, and planning to upgrade logic boards first. The strategy for an entry-level desktop publisher with limited resources is based on a Macintosh SE with a 40Mbyte hard disk and 2Mbytes of RAM. The strategy for a moderately experienced desktop publisher with a reliable client base begins with a Macintosh IIcx with a 40Mbyte internal hard disk and 2Mbytes of RAM. The strategy for an established operator of a publishing and design studio with several associates is based on a Macintosh IIci with an 80Mbyte internal hard disk and 8Mbytes of RAM.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1990
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Mac vs. PC: the great debate: resolved - that the Macintosh is a better computer than the PC for desktop publishing
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The Apple Macintosh microcomputer, says this writer, is a better microcomputer than IBM's PC, for desktop publishing applications. The Macintosh, unlike the PC, adheres to a standard interface, allowing a Macintosh user to 'plug and play', using drawing tablets, monitors, graphics boards and various printers. The PC user, by contrast, must choose from among: graphics standards such as VGA, EGA, MDA, CGA, and Hercules; varying resolution and color combinations; and signal types from fixed-frequency to multisync. The Macintosh's interface approach means lower training costs: new software packages are not as difficult to learn as they are on the PC. A study by Peat Marwick Main & Co shows what one result of faster software assimilation can be: the average Mac user, according to the study, uses eight applications, but the PC user employs only three.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1988
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Joining prepress society
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High-end prepress links are a good choice for users creating publications that have strict quality requirements in continuous-tone color separation. Prepress links are translators that convert Macintosh files into the prepress system's native format. Files can be sent by modem to a translation driver or software gateway. Page layouts and PostScript images are passed into the high-end system. A high-end color separation system includes a scanner, film plotter and a processing station for color correction and assembling page layouts. Users can perform color correction and separation on the Macintosh with the help of sophisticated software. However, using a prepress service bureau can save time and money as well as produce higher quality results. Additional details of using high-end links for continuous-tone art are discussed.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1990
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