user_groups@NeXT.com (07/01/91)
Adobe Illustrator 3.0 for NeXTstep is now available! (Offers true WYSIWYG display, adds color editing in preview mode and support for TIFF file format) MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif (July 1, 1991) Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced the shipping of Adobe Illustrator for NeXT software. The new program offers unprecedented flexibility in desktop color image manipulation, including the ability to perform real-time edits in preview mode. Using Adobe's Postscript software technology resident on the NeXT computer, Adobe Illustrator software allows users to see colors and placement on screen exactly as they will appear in finished, printed format. The product has a suggested retail price of $695 and is available from all authorized dealers. "We designed this version of Adobe Illustrator to take full advantage for the Display PostScript system and the NeXT computer's extraordinary color and file handling capabilities," said Dave Pratt, vice president and general manager of Adobe's Application Products Division. "Now, artists, designers and business professionals can quickly and easily create powerful artwork, incorporating graphics and images for maximum impact." "Graphic artists are going to go crazy for this product," said Steven P. Jobs, president and CEO of NeXT Computer, Inc. "Moving the color windows around is soooo fast, and now you can even edit in Preview mode!" Adobe Illustrator for NeXT software offers all of the drawing, tracing, blending and other tools found in the Macintosh version of the product. The Display PostScript system and advanced color capabilities included in the NeXT computers support additional features that are available only in the NeXT version of Adobe Illustrator software; some of these are summarized below: - Editing is available in all display models, including preview illustration and preview selection. This allows the user to evaluate instantly, and in full color, the effects of changes on the finished artwork. - Industry standard Tag Image File Format ( TIFF) files as well as Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files can be imported, "dragged and dropped", or placed as art. - Color or grayscale TIFF images may also be used as templates for tracing with the Autotrace tool, and each shade and hue in the color image can be traced independently. - User-definable grids with independent horizontal and vertical snap-to-point may be overlaid on the screen to aid in precision placement of artwork. - NeXTMail service allows TIFF, EPS or Adobe Illustrator files to be transferred to other NeXT computers on a network. In addition to the program disk and user guide, the product package includes a tutorial guide and disk, a guide to advanced tips and techniques, the Adobe Separator program for color separations, and a disk of sample art. Adobe offers free technical support to registered users. System Requirements The minimum system requirements for Adobe Illustrator for NeXT software are a NeXT computer, 1.44 MB floppy disk drive, NeXTstep system software 2.0 or greater and a PostScript printer of other output device. For best performance and results, a NeXT system with 68040 processor, color monitor and color scanner are recommended. Adobe systems Incorporated (NASDAQ symbol:ADBE), founded in 1982, is headquartered in Mountain View, California. Adobe is the developer of PostScript, the industry standard page-description language for the electronic printing and publishing fields. In addition, the company develops and markets a complete line of application software programs, including the award-winning Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Type Manager and Adobe Type Library. Revenue for fiscal 1990 exceeded $168 million. Adobe PostScript, Display PostScript and Adobe Illustrotor are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems, Incorporated. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. NeXT and NeXTstep are trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc.
melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) (07/01/91)
Could Adobe be persuaded to to put a demo version Illustrator on an archive site? Most people have heard of Illustrator but I would like to have around a demo version when I'm showing people the NeXT. -Mike