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@VOL/DATE = Volume 3  Number 3                                                                                                                                                                                  March  1989

@CONTENTS = Software Review:  GEM Artline    1

@CONTENTS = DTP Products News    3

@CONTENTS = Ventura Application Note #3    5

@CONTENTS = NPE-BBS Network List    7

@CONTENTS = WHATSNEW:  New Files on the BBS    8

@CONTENTS = LETTERS to the Editor    10

@CHANCERY = Volume 3  Number 3   <197>   March 1989

@ITEMS = Ventura Professional Extension 2.0

@ITEMS = GEM Artline 1.0

@ITEMS = Publisher's Paintbrush

@ITEMS = Bitstream Fontware

@ITEMS = HiJaak 1.0b

@ITEMS = Panasonic RS505 Scanner

@ITEMS = AST TurboLaser/PS

@ITEMS = AST Advantage EMS 4.0

@ITEMS = 12MHz PC-AT compatible

@ITEMS = Paradise VGA-Plus

@ITEMS = Samsung Multi-Sync

@ITEMS =

@TIMES 10 = A subscription to the WYSIWYG! magazine is the best way
to keep up with the latest developments in desktop publishing.  Each
month we not only <169>tell<170> you about the newest DTP software,
we also <169>show<170> you what they do by actually using them to
produce our magazine.



@TIMES 12 = <F129P14M>    o<F255P255D>   Send me the next 12 issues of WYSIWYG!
magazine, enclosed is $10.00.



@TIMES 12 = <F129P14M>    o<F255P255D>   Here's another $45.00 for a one year
membership in the DataCOM BBS Network.

@TIMES 12 =

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@TIMES 12 = Name __________________________________________________________________________

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@TIMES 12 = Address ________________________________________________________________________

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@TIMES 12 = City _____________________________________________  State
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@TIMES 12 = DTP Software used ______________________________________________________________

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@TIMES 12 = Graphics Software used __________________________________________________________

@CLIP-N-MAIL = <F129P12M>"<P255> <F255D>  Clip-n-Mail   <F129P12M>"<F255P255D>

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@PAGE RIGHT = March 1989  <197>  Page 2

@PAGE LEFT = Page 3  <197>  WYSIWYG!

@1ST PAL 10J = E<B>verex<D> announces a 20 percent price cut on the
Transimage 1,000-dpi hand-held optical scanner.



@ART PAL 10J = The Transimage 1000's price was cut to $1,995 from
$2,495 earlier this month.



@ART PAL 10J = The Transimage 1000 is a hand-held optical scanning
<169>camera,<170> which includes an XT-compatible plug-in board with
an on-board 68000 processor and menu-driven software.  The product
scans a wide range of typefaces (including mono- and proportionally-spaced,
near letter-quality, typeset, and typewritten) and then converts the
image into an ASCII character stream.



@ART PAL 10J = The ASCII text is entered into the active application
(e.g., spreadsheet or word processor) using conventional keyboard
interrupts.  The product scans at 40 characters per second and recognizes
fonts from 8 to 14 points.



@ART PAL 10J = The strongest markets for the product currently are
libraries, legal offices, insurance operations, and accounting offices,
operations that require accurate scanning of moderately heavy streams
of documents.

@ARTICLE PAL =

@ART PAL 10J = The Transimage 1000 can be trained to recognize special
symbols and fonts.  The hand-held scanning <169>camera<170> includes
six programmable function keys to make the process less keyboard-intensive.

@ARTICLE PAL =

@ART PAL 10J = <MI>Everex Systems Inc., 48431 Milmont Drive, Fremont,
CA 94538; [phone]. <D> <188>

@PRODUCTS = HP ScanJet Plus <197> 300-DPI & 256 Levels of Gray Scale
for $2,195

@PRODUCTS = 1000-DPI Hand-Held Scanner for $1,995

@1ST PAL 10J = H<B>ewlett-Packard<D> unveiled a new 8-bit scanner
at Macworld that includes interface kits for Macintoshes, PCs, and
PS/2s.



@ART PAL 10J = HP's new ScanJet Plus is a flatbed scanner with an
optical resolution of 300 dots per inch, with 256 levels of gray.  The
ScanJet Plus provides greater control over image contrast and intensity
than the 4-bit ScanJet and it only costs $100 more.

@ARTICLE PAL =

@ART PAL 10J = Models are available for PC compatibles, PS/2s, and
the Macintosh for $2,190.  The PC and PS/2 models include an interface
kit with interactive scanning software that supports TIFF, MS Paint,
GEM, PCX, and the Encapsulated Postscript (EPS) format.

@ARTICLE PAL =

@ART PAL 10J = The Macintosh ScanJet Plus interface kit includes two
scanning utilities that can be used as desk accessories (DAs) or standalones.  HP
Deskscan lets the user preview a scan to specify the size, contrast,
intensity, and halftone patterns for a particular image.

@ARTICLE PAL =

@ART PAL 10J = The digitized image can be saved as a TIFF, Encapsulated
Postscript, Mac Paint, or PICT file.  Deskpaint from Zedcor Inc. lets
users enhance scanned images.

@ARTICLE PAL =

@ART PAL 10J = The ScanJet Plus will begin shipping in February.  An
optional 20-page document feeder is available for $595 and allows
the unit to be used as a hi-throughput OCR scanner.  <188>

@PAGE RIGHT = March 1989  <197>  Page 4

@1ST PAL 10J = C<B>omputer Peripherals Inc.<D> has just released their
new Jetscan optical scanner offering output density from three dots
per inch up to 300 dots per inch.



@ART PAL 10J = The Jetscan can read an 8-1/2 by 11-inch document in
10 seconds and is compatible with IBM-PC XT and AT computers.  Scanning
soft-ware shipped with the unit allows scanned text and data to be
stored in a variety of file formats.

@ARTICLE PAL =

@ART PAL 10J = The scanner board uses a linear array charge-coupled
device (CCD) sensor, which allows it to reproduce both line art and
half-tone images.  The scanner supports 15 different halftone patterns
and permits line art and graphics to be intermixed on the same document.

@ARTICLE PAL =

@ART PAL 10J = User controls allows for the selection of 51 different
contrast and brightness adjustments, enabling the user to attain optimal
image quality.

@ART PAL 10J = The Jetscan requires a minimum of 640k of RAM and a
20-mega-byte hard disk.

@ARTICLE PAL =

@ART PAL 10J = The scanner is backed by a one-year unconditional parts-and-labor
guarantee and will have a suggested list price of $1,695.  The unit
should be shipping during the first quarter of 1989.

@ARTICLE PAL =

@ART PAL 10J = <MI>Computer Peripherals Inc., 667 Rancho Conejo Blvd.,
Newbury Park, CA 91320; [phone].<D>  <188>

@PRODUCTS = Scanner Offers 51 User-Adjustable Settings

@1ST PAL 10J = N<B%6>EC<D> <B>Information Systems Inc.<D> has recently<%0>
announced the release of the LC 890XL laser printer. This Postscript-compatible
page printer is three times faster then its predecessor, the LC 890,
due to a new 68020-based Atlas controller from Adobe Systems.



@ART PAL 10J = The Silentwriter LC 890XL comes with 4 megabytes of
RAM, expandable to 8 megabytes, and an optional 20 megabyte hard disk
for font storage and print spooling.

@ARTICLE PAL =

@ART PAL 10J = The LC 890XL has been designed with the <169>power
user<170> or network environment in mind, and serves both the IBM-PC
and Apple Macintosh community with a very fast printer.  The LC 890XL
has  Centronics parallel, RS-232C serial, and RS-422 Appletalk interfaces.

@ARTICLE PAL =

@ART PAL 10J = The printer has two 250-sheet input trays.  It has
the usual 35 Adobe Postscript typefaces in ROM and accepts any Adobe,
Bitstream, or other third-party downloadable Postscript outline fonts.  Built-in
emulations include HP Laserjet+ and Diablo 630 ECS.

@ARTICLE PAL =

@ART PAL 10J = This printer will handle the needs of any graphic-intensive,
CAD/CAM, or desktop publishing application with ease and speed.

@ART PAL 10J =

@ART PAL 10J = The suggested retail price of the 300-dpi printer is
$6,995, the optional 20 megabyte hard disk is an additional $995.  The
4 megabyte RAM upgrade is another $2,395.

@ARTICLE PAL =

@ART PAL 10J = <MI>NEC Information Systems Inc., 1414 Massachusetts
Ave., Boxborough, MA 01719; [phone]. <D><N><188>

@PRODUCTS = NEC's New LC 890XL Gets Fast 68020 Controller, 4 Megabytes
of RAM, & Optional Hard Disk

<BI>(DTP Products News continues on page 9)<D>

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@MEMBER BBS = Member BBS systems in the National Publisher's Exchange
Network

@TAB TEXT =

@TAB TEXT = 1.    DataCOM Super Systems    [phone]

@TAB TEXT = 2.    Eastern Publisher's Exchange    [phone]

@TAB TEXT = 3.    Ruppel Set II    [phone]

@TAB TEXT = 4.    East Coast Pub Net    [phone]

@TAB TEXT = 5.    The Tardis BBS    [phone]

@TAB TEXT = 6.    Rubber City DTP    [phone]

@TAB TEXT = 7.    Rogers & Blake DTP    [phone]

@TAB TEXT = 8.    Publisher's Resource Centre (Canada)    [phone]

@TAB TEXT = 9.    Jamestown/Cooperworks Software BBS    [phone]

@TAB TEXT = 10.    The Phoenix TBBS    [phone]

@TAB TEXT = 11.    Xerox Service Center (Canada)    [phone]

@TAB TEXT = 12.    The Other Woman    [phone]

@TAB TEXT = 13.    Ventura Professional Forum!    [phone]

@TAB TEXT = 14.    Western Publisher's Exchange    [phone]

@TAB TEXT = 15.    Houston Publisher's Exchange    [phone]

@TAB TEXT = 16.    Sound Advice BBS    [phone]

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@PAGE LEFT = Page 9  <197>  WYSIWYG!

@PRODUCTS = New Hi-Resolution Image Scanners

@1ST PAL 10J =

@1ST PAL 10J =

@1ST PAL 10J = Looking through the pile of desktop publishing magazines
that I have received in the last 2 months shows a definite trend towards
higher resolution and less expensive image scanners.

@!ST PAL JUST =

@ART PAL 10J = Hewlett-Packard is daring the rest of the industry
to <169>meet or beat<170> their new Scanjet Plus scanner.  This is
a 256-gray level scanner that stores 8-bit data and is retailing for
only $2,195.  To make this appealing to both the IBM and Macintosh
users, this price also includes the appropriate interface and software
for each of these computers (see page 3 article for more details.)


@ART PAL 10J =

@ART PAL 10J = This is the first time a scanner with 256-gray level
capability will be marketed for less than $3,000+ to the public.  It
will also mean that all lower resolution scanners will be selling
for bargain basement prices as dealers clean off their shelves.  I
have already seen the Saba OCR Scanner system being sold for $359,
this price includes the scanner, interface card, and OCR software!  Where
<197> you say?  Well try California Digital in Carson, California
at 1-800-421-5041.  If you think this is a <169>cheapo<170> scanner,
you're wrong, it's a Ricoh 300 sheetfeed scanner just like the Canon
IX-8 and Princeton LS-300 models.

@ART PAL 10J =

@ART PAL 10J = I think we will be seeing quite a few more of these
close-out deals before 1989 is over.  The trend now is towards 6-bit
64-gray level scanners and the 8-bit 256-gray level machines.  Ricoh
seems to feel that 64 shades of gray and 6-bit data is more than enough
for the IBM user and I agree with them. You must realize that laser
printers limit you to 300-dpi of printable resolution and the amount
of page RAM in your printer limits the size of the images, fonts,
and text that can be included on a page.  If you scan an 8-by-10-inch
photograph at 300-dpi with 256-gray levels you will end up with an
image file that is about 8 megabytes!  Now how do you print that <197>
even a Postscript printer with the usual 3mb of page RAM can't do
it.

@ART PAL 10J =

@ART PAL 10J = Along with the printer's inability to handle images
of that size we must also consider that the human eye cannot distinguish
the difference between 256 separate levels of gray. I think we can
only see about 60 or 70 different shades, I could be wrong, I'm not
an eye doctor...

@ART PAL 10J =

@ART PAL 10J = The point I'm trying to make is don't rush into buying
a 256-gray level scanner just because they drop the price.  Consider
whether or not you can handle the amount of data generated by one
of these hi-power scanners.  I would have to say that the only serious
users of 256-gray level 8-bit scanners are Macintosh II users with
8+ megabytes of RAM. You will also need to think about hard disk storage
<197> how many large images could you store on your present system?

@ART PAL 10J =

@ART PAL 10J = A 6-bit, 64-gray level scanner makes good sense for
the average PC user.  You will be able to reproduce almost photographic
quality images and you won't need a CD-ROM drive to store the data.
The new Ricoh RS320 scanner is looking real good at about $2,000 and
I just might be tempted to buy one in the near future.

@ART PAL 10J =

@ART PAL 10J = For those of you who have been satisfied with the quality
of the current 4-bit 300-dpi scanners but never liked the $1,000+
price tag <197> your day is coming.  I would expect most manufacturers
to start dumping the low resolution scanners anytime now.  I saw another
ad in the back of InfoWorld for brand new AST TurboScan (aka Microtek
MS-300A) scanners for $795 complete.  These were selling retail for
as much as $2,000 all through 1988.

@ART PAL 10J =

@STANDOUT = Don't rush into buying a 256-gray level scanner just because
they drop the price

@ART PAL 10J =

@ART PAL 10J = Being an avid <169>gotta have the latest model<170>
computer junkie is very costly.  With the technology changing every
day, I think it is almost impossible to stay state-of-the-art in the
desktop publishing field.  You are going to end up being either poor
or crazy (or maybe a little of both.)  Thank God there are some junkies
out there or the rest of us would never get any good deals.

@ART PAL 10J =

@ART PAL 10J = Look at the hard drive market now, you can get a 70-
or 80-megabyte drive for less than $500. I remember paying as much
as $479 for a small 20mb Seagate ST-225 drive just 3 years ago.

@ART PAL 10J =

@ART PAL 10J = <MI>Now, if we could only find some cheap RAM chips
... <D>

@PAGE RIGHT = <F21MI>-Steve Sanders<F255D>

@ART PAL 10J = DataCOM is the <P16B>LARGEST<P255D> desktop publishing-related
BBS system in North America. We have file areas for IBM-PC, Apple
Macintosh, and CP/M computer users. A vast assortment of HP Laserjet
softfont files, Postscript utilities, scanned graphics, fully produced
Ventura documents like our WYSIWYG! magazine and the NPE Monthly,
plus over 10,000 other files are yours to access 24 hours a day, 7
days a week.  Think of us as your own private computer library only
a phone call away.



@ART PAL 10J = We use PCBoard<190> BBS software which is the most
popular BBS software in use today <197> it even has online help for
all commands to aid the new user.  Our database at present resides
on a <B>380 megabyte<D> hard disk connected to a 80386-20MHz fileserver
and a multiuser Novell<191> network.  Our files are pre-tested to
insure against Virus and Trojan Horse problems commonly associated
with shareware and public domain programs.

@ART PAL 10J =



@ART PAL 10J = Join the many other satisfied users who have come to
know and depend on our services.  DataCOM has been online since 1982.  There
may be bigger BBS systems, but we challenge you to find a better one!  Full
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@TIMES 10 = 2643 Cedarview Court

@TIMES 10 = Clearwater, FL 34621-3710

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