Adobe Illustrator 4.1 for Windows now available; update adds Windows 95 compatibility, TrueType support, ATM 3.02, Adobe Streamline 3.0, Adobe Type Align, Adobe Type On Call; special upgrade pricing for FreeHand & CorelDraw users.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 1995--Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ) today announced the availability of Version 4.1 of Adobe Illustrator A full-featured drawing program for Windows and Macintosh from Adobe. It provides sophisticated tracing and text manipulation capabilities as well as color separations. Included is Adobe Type Manager and a selection of Type 1 fonts. for Windows, an update of the industry's leading illustration and design program. Version 4.1 adds compatibility for the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 95 operating system, enabling users to run the 16-bit application under the new system. The update ships on floppy disks, adds TrueType support and comes bundled with Adobe Type Manager Software from Adobe that was used with earlier versions of Mac and Windows for printing Type 1 PostScript fonts on non-PostScript printers. Adobe Type Manager (ATM) was built into the OS/2 and NeXTstep operating systems and was originally developed to provide WYSIWYG screen fonts for the (ATM) 3.02, Adobe Separator, Adobe Streamline 3.0 for Windows, Adobe TypeAlign, Adobe Type On Call, a CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). containing more than 2,000 typefaces available for purchase, with 220 fonts that can be unlocked at no charge, all Windows 95-compatible. In addition, Adobe Illustrator 4.1 for Windows, including the bundled software, carries a special price of $495, a $200 savings off the original price. Price and availability Adobe Illustrator 4.1 for Windows is available immediately through Adobe Authorized Resellers at a special suggested retail price of $495. The application ships on floppy disks only. Registered users of any version of Adobe Illustrator for Windows may upgrade for $49. Users of Macromedia FreeHand for Windows and any version of CorelDraw can upgrade for $149. For more information, customers may call 800/521-1976. CONTACT: Adobe Systems Inc., Mountain View Patricia J. Pane, 415/962-2967 ppane@adobe.com http://www.adobe.com/ |
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