juracan@ihlpl.UUCP (03/12/87)
My department is planning to buy a MACII, but I would like some information from the net first. Please mail me the information, I'll summarize to the net in a couple of weeks 1) Are there any laserprinters that will understand postscript and also are less expensive than the Apple Laserwriter? 2) What software will run on the MACII when it comes out(EXCEL, MACDRAW,CRICKETDRAW...)? 3) Which MAC software will get ported to A/UX(EXCEL,MACDRAW,...)? 4) Is a color viewgraphs production system going to come out for the MACII before the end of the year? THANXS in ADVANCE Ted Alonso ihnp4!ihlpl!juracan -- ----------------------------- - Ted Alonso - - ihnp4!ihlpl!juracan - -----------------------------
jordan@apple.UUCP (03/12/87)
In response to 1903@ihlpl.ATT.COM In a recent message Ted Alonso (ihnp4!ihlpl!juracan) asks some questions about the new Macintosh II and laser printers. 1) I understand that QMS is producing a postscript printer, that is cheaper than the LaserWriter. But it has a draw back I understand: it does not have as much RAM, and therefore is slower than the LaserWriter. 2) If developers wrote or modified their applications to be in compliance with the guidelines set out by Apple, they should run on the Macintosh II. Apple is major applications for compatibility and informing developers of the results. It is a good bet that by the time the Macintosh II ships, most if not all major applications will be compatibile. 3) Well behaved applications should run under A/UX, which provides access to the toolbox. For those that are not well behaved, it will be up to the developers to make them well behaved if they want them to run under A/UX. 4) I do not know what color view graphs are. Could you please tell me. -- Jordan Mattson UUCP: ucbvax!mtxinu!apple!jordan Apple Computer, Inc. CSNET: jordan@apple.CSNET Tools & Languages Product Management 20525 Mariani Avenue, MS 27S Cupertino, CA 95014 408-973-4601 "Joy is the serious business of heaven." C.S. Lewis