[comp.sys.mac.misc] inquiry on slide makers/LCD overhead projectors/big disks

kautz@allegra.att.com (Henry Kautz) (11/13/90)

I'm planning on getting the following devices for a IIfx, and
would greatly appreciate info from anyone who has used one (or a
competing brand):

(1) Matrix Procolor (or maybe Slidewriter) Film Recorder  (for making 35mm slides)
	A big problem here is the lack of PostScript.  One dealer
	suggested a standalone RIP (Postscript interpreter), but that
	was way too expensive --- $15,000.  3rd party software
	interpreters (eg Freedom of the Press) seem rather klugy to
	use.  Are any <$10,000 Postscript slide makers coming out?
	Now that you can get a Postscript color printer for $7,000 it
	seems not unreasonable.
	
(2) Proxima Data Display  (LCD panel that is used with an overhead
	projector).  I`m looking for a COLOR high quality unit.  Any
	experience here???   Or even pointers to reviews???

(3) Fujitsu hard disks from Mac!Direct!:  680 MB External for <$2000,
	with a 5 year factory warranty.  Lots of folks sell the 600 MB
	Seagate Wrens at that price, but that has only a 1 
	year warranty.  For that matter: is there a difference between
	a "Wren" and a "MacWren"?  I suspect that there is something
	different about the SCSI controller.

Thanks in advance!
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