QMS Launches Two New Versions of the QMS magicolor CX Color Laser Printer; QMS Continues Price and Performance Leadership in Color Laser Market.MOBILE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 1995--Expanding its color printer A printer that prints in color using three (CMY) or four (CMYK) colors of ink, toner or dye. Four color ribbons have been used in dot matrix printers, but these are rare today. See color laser printer and printer. offerings, QMS (1) (Minolta-QMS, Inc., Mobile, AL) A manufacturer of laser printers founded in 1977 by Jim Busby. Initially involved with controllers for printing bar codes and labels, it entered the laser printer business in the mid-1980s and set numerous records. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AQM AQM Active Queue Management AQM Air Quality Management AQM Acquisition Management AQM Assistant Quartermaster (Civil War) AQM Additive Quark Model AQM Analog Quadrature Modulator AQM Acenaphthenequinone Monoxime ), the network printer company, has announced two new configurations of the QMS magicolor CX color laser print system to succeed the top-selling QMS magicolor LX. These two new models, the magicolor CX/8 and CX/20, offer the same brilliant color and sharp monochrome output as the magicolor CX/32, at the lowest price in the color laser printer A laser printer that prints in color using four toner cartridges (CMYK) of cyan, magenta, yellow and black. The colors are applied one at a time to the drum and are then adhered to the paper. See printer. market. "Our customers now have the option of choosing between three color laser printers that best meet their business and printing needs," states Diane Davis, QMS Executive Director, Product Marketing. "In the magicolor CX/32 we offer the best value, full-featured network color laser printer, and the magicolor CX/8 and CX/20 will meet the demands of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color users looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. less expensive entry level color print systems." QMS magicolor CX All magicolor CX color laser printers feature a 40 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. RISC-based internal controller and can accommodate up to 64 MB of RAM and up to 2.1 GB of internal IDE hard drive storage. A comprehensive set of system utilities and drivers are supplied with the printer, including new QuickDraw GX QuickDraw GX was a replacement for the QuickDraw (QD) 2D graphics engine and Printing Manager inside the "classic" Mac OS. Although GX was based on the same general geometry and dimensions of the original QD engine, the underlying drawing platform became a resolution-independent and Windows drivers, which improve overall throughput and ease of use. All three magicolor CX models include new features from QMS, such as ColorSmooth color screening technology, and QCOLOR color management tools and microfine toner. These advanced feature sets translate to outstanding image quality for both business and desktop publishing desktop publishing, system for producing printed materials that consists of a personal computer or computer workstation, a high-resolution printer (usually a laser printer), and a computer program that allows the user to select from a variety of type fonts and sizes, users. The magicolor CX/32 comes equipped with 32 MB of RAM; an internal hard disk drive for font storage, forms storage, spooling (Simultaneous Peripheral Operations OnLine) The overlapping of low-speed operations with normal processing. Spooling originated with mainframes in order to optimize slow operations such as reading cards and printing. , and expanded virtual memory; and a CrownNet Ethernet or Token-Ring network interface. The magicolor CX/32 provides 600 x 600 dpi resolution, and prints 3 to 6 ppm in color and 12 ppm in monochrome. The magicolor CX/8 and CX/20 print systems include 8 and 20 MB of RAM, respectively. The magicolor CX/20, priced at $6,499, offers 600 x 600 dpi resolution, and prints 3 to 6 ppm in color and 12 ppm in monochrome. Priced at $5,799, the magicolor CX/8 is the lowest priced color printer on the market. The magicolor CX/8 offers 600 dpi resolution in b&w and 300 dpi resolution in color, and prints 3 to 6 ppm in color and 12 ppm in monochrome. The complete line of magicolor CX printers can be easily upgraded with additional fonts, forms, industry standard SIMMs, larger internal hard drives, external hard drives, network interfaces, emulations and a variety of paper handling options. QMS Color Printers The QMS line of color printers also includes the QMS ColorScript 230, a PANTONE approved thermal wax transfer printer A printer that uses the same printing mechanism as a dye sublimation printer, but rather than laying down a transparent die, it melts dots of wax-based ink that adhere to almost any kind of stock, from ordinary paper to complex synthetics and film. . For use primarily in graphic arts applications, the ColorScript 230 prints 300 x 300 dpi color full bleed on 11" x 17"/A3 paper. All QMS color printer systems are based on QMS Crown technology. QMS Crown multitasking multitasking Mode of computer operation in which the computer works on multiple tasks at the same time. A task is a computer program (or part of a program) that can be run as a separate entity. architecture delivers fast document print throughput, software loadable upgradability, automatic compatibility with popular printing languages, and seamless connectivity to virtually any network environment. QMS CrownNet, standard on the magicolor CX/32 print system and optional on the magicolor CX/8 and CX/20, provides simultaneous multi-protocol support for multiple users and advanced remote printer management capabilities. QMS color laser printers incorporate SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) See laser sintering and 3D printing. software loadable system technology for easy and cost-effective addition of system upgrades and enhancements via the network or host PC. QMS CrownCopy Option The recently announced QMS CrownCopy option expands the functionality of the magicolor CX, allowing it to serve as a convenient color copier as well as a printer. CrownCopy brings to business and desktop publishing users the option to make color copies in the office, at an affordable cost. The copier option includes a flat-bed desktop scanner for copier input and special QMS copy software. The copier is easily attached to the printer through the standard SCSI interface and is controlled from the printer's multi-language front panel. QMS CrownCopy can also be configured as a scanner to your PC or Macintosh computer. Quality color reproduction is assured through scanning software that incorporates MagicMatch, a color calibration program designed to scan images to your host PC or Macintosh computer for fine tuning and printing. Pricing and Availability The QMS magicolor CX/8, equipped with 8 MB of RAM, serial and parallel interfaces, and Energy Star compliant power saving mode, is QMS reference priced at $5,799. The QMS magicolor CX/20, equipped with 20 MB of RAM, serial and parallel interfaces, and Energy Star compliant power mode, is reference priced at $6,499. The QMS magicolor CX/32 is available in a standard configuration with either an Ethernet or Token-Ring interface, 32 MB RAM, internal hard drive for serverless printing, SCSI interface and Energy Star compliant at a reference price of $7,999 (U.S). RAM upgrades are available from QMS in the following increments: 4 MB for $299, 8 MB for $799, 16 MB for $1299, and 32 MB for $2699. Network connectivity options for the magicolor CX/8 and CX/20 include CrownNet Ethernet and Token Ring multi-protocol, both of which are reference priced at $850. Optional internal hard drives for the QMS magicolor CX/8 and CX/20, and optional external hard drives for the complete line of magicolor CX printers are also available. The QMS CrownCopy color copier option is available to magicolor CX customers for $1,499. QMS color laser print systems are available in the U.S. directly from QMS, Inc. and its network of authorized distributors and resellers. Outside the U.S., the color laser product family is available from QMS and its authorized distributors. QMS, Inc. QMS, Inc. is a leading producer of monochrome and color network capable print systems. The company's print systems fit seamlessly into a wide variety of computer networks, and include color and monochrome laser printers used for electronic publishing, graphic design, office automation, advanced imaging and automatic identification applications. QMS, Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol AQM. QMS is certified to the ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002 standard for the manufacture of print systems. -0- Note to Editors: QMS, the QMS logo, Crown, CrownNet, magicolor, Qcolor, ColorSmooth and CrownCopy are registered trademarks or trademarks of QMS, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. If your publication prints direct reader contact information, please use the following: QMS, Inc. One Magnum Pass Mobile, AL 36618 (800) 523-2696 or (334) 633-4300 QMS Internet Address (http://www.qms.com) CONTACT: A&R Partners Robson Grieve, 415/363-0982 robson_grieve@arpartners.com |
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