Dataproduct's laser printers include key technologies from Adobe Systems for printing and faxing; Typhoon 8 and 16 network printers include Adobe PostScript Level 2 software and Adobe PostScript fax for quality, compatibility and expanded capabilities.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 1995--Adobe Systems Incorporated (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) ) announced today that Dataproducts Corporation has introduced the Typhoon 8 and Typhoon 16, two high-resolution laser printers with Adobe PostScript Level 2 software and Adobe PostScript fax. The 1200-dots-per-inch (dpi), 8-page-per-minute (ppm) Typhoon 8 is designed for small workgroups that need lithographic lith·o·graph n. A print produced by lithography. tr.v. lith·o·graphed, lith·o·graph·ing, lith·o·graphs To produce by lithography. quality output. The Typhoon 16 offers 6-ppm at 600-dpi for fast network printing. Both monochrome laser printers have the ability to transmit and receive high-quality faxes, and print full-bleed images up to 11 x 17 inches. The Typhoon 8 and 16 have suggested retail prices of $5,199 and $4,199, and are available now. "These printers give customers what they want -- high-resolution printing and faxing, good performance and the ability to print oversize o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. Adj. 1. format," said Steve MacDonald, senior vice president and general manager of Adobe's Systems Products Division. "And with Adobe's printing solutions, end users are assured compatibility with a variety of computer systems and software applications, and the ability to send and receive high-quality faxes easily and inexpensively." The Typhoon 8 and 16 are designed for graphic artists, corporate workgroups and engineering environments that require high resolution output, large paper sizes and fast processing. The high quality output and ability to print 11 x 17 inch pages is ideal for in-house printing of newsletters, documentation, product brochures and other literature. The new printers includes PCL (Printer Command Language) The page description language for HP LaserJet printers. It has become a de facto standard used in many printers and typesetters. PCL Level 5, introduced with the LaserJet III in 1990, also supports Compugraphic's Intellifont scalable fonts. 5+ and 7475A emulation and automatically switch between print jobs for no-hassle printing between a variety of platforms including PCs, Macintosh and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). . Both printers feature Dataproducts' Virtual Printer Technology (VPT VPT VEN (Variable Exhaust Nozzle) Position Transmitter VPT Virtual Phones Technology (Sony) VPT Virtual Procedure Trainer (Aeroism trademark) VPT Variational Perturbation Theory ). This network architecture offers resource accounting, up to 64 virtual printers with custom print settings for each user's specific needs, and network support for the majority of protocols and operating systems. Adobe PostScript Level 2, the page description language A high-level language for commanding a printer to print text and graphics on a page. The two major languages are Adobe's PostScript and HP's PCL, which are device independent and supported by most every printer. (PDL See page description language. 1. PDL - Page Description Language. 2. PDL - Program Design Language. 3. PDL - Push Down List. 4. PDL - Dave Lebling, one of the co-authors of Zork. ) included with the Typhoon 8 and 16, offers end users key benefits. These include flexibility, high-quality printing and compatibility. With Adobe PostScript software, end users can print a variety of documents that contain any combination of text, graphics and images for true WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Pronounced "wiz-ee-wig." It refers to displaying text and graphics on screen the same as they will print on paper or display on a Web page. (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) performance. It provides access to industry-standard Type 1 fonts and TrueType scalable fonts. Additionally, Adobe PostScript software assures cross-platform compatibility with a wide variety of computer hardware systems and software applications. The Typhoon 8 and 16 each serve as a plain-paper fax machine with Adobe PostScript fax. End users can send clean, high-quality faxes directly from their Windows, DOS, Macintosh or Power Macintosh application. For faxes sent between PostScript fax printers, the incoming fax is printed at the highest resolution of the receiving PostScript fax printer, or 1200 dpi for the Typhoon 8. PostScript faxes sent to standard fax machines also print with higher quality than ordinary fax transmissions. Adobe PostScript fax has international fax capabilities and is compatible with the more than 20 million ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. (International Telecommunications Union See ITU. (body, standard) International Telecommunications Union - (ITU) ITU-T, the telecommunication standardisation sector of ITU, is responsible for making technical recommendations about telephone and data (including fax) communications systems for PTTs and suppliers. ) Group 3 fax machines and modems installed worldwide. The standard configuration for the Typhoon 8 and 16 laser printers include 35 of Adobe's Type 1 scalable fonts, LocalTalk, RS-232-C serial, a bidirectional or unidirectional parallel port and an SCSI connector for an optional hard drive. An Ethernet and Token Ring interface card are also available. They have a 250-sheet paper tray and use a 25-MHz IDT IDT Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA, USA) IDT I Don't Think IDT Identity Theft IDT Interrupt Descriptor Table IDT Integrated DNA Technologies IDT Inactive Duty Training IDT Instructional Design & Technology RISC processor. The Typhoon 8 includes 36MB of RAM expandable to 68MB; the Typhoon 16 includes 12 MB of RAM expandable to 68MB. The new printers include printer drivers for the Macintosh and Windows platform. The Typhoon 8 and 16 are available through Dataproducts' authorized resellers. For more information, interested customers should contact 1-800-980-0374. Adobe Systems Incorporated, founded in 1982, is headquartered in Mountain View. Adobe develops, markets and supports computer software products and technologies that enable users to create, display, print and communicate electronic documents. The company licenses its technology to major computer, printing, and publishing suppliers, and markets a line of applications software and type products for authoring visually rich documents. Additionally, the company markets a line of powerful, but easy to use, products for home and small business users. Adobe has subsidiaries in Europe and the Pacific Rim serving a worldwide network of dealers and distributors. Adobe's 1994 revenue was approximately $598 million. -0- Note to Editors: Adobe and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated or its subsidiaries, and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. VPT is a trademark of Dataproducts Corporation. LocalTalk, Macintosh and Power Macintosh are registered trademarks and TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company, Ltd. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. CONTACT: Adobe Systems Incorporated, Mountain View Micael Wong, 415/962-2197 mwong@adobe.com http://www.adobe.com/ or Dataproducts Corporation Bryan Eggers Eggers may refer to:
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