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APPLE ANNOUNCES 21-INCH TWO-PAGE MONOCHROME MONITOR AND 15-INCH APPLE MACINTOSH PORTRAIT DISPLAY
San Francisco, California. March 7, 1989. Apple Computer, Inc. today
introduced two new high-resolution monitors for its line of modular
Macintosh(R) II personal computers. The Apple(R) Two-Page Monochrome Monitor
is a high-quality, high-resolution 21-inch monitor that allows users to
display two pages of text and graphics plus the Macintosh menu and scroll
bars. The Apple Macintosh Portrait Display is a high-resolution, full-page
monochrome monitor that displays text and graphics, including menu and scroll
bars, as crisply as the original 9-inch Macintosh monitor.
Both of the new monitors are designed and manufactured to maximize user
comfort. Each uses a flatter screen, which reduces distortion typically found
at the edges of large monitors. Focus is carefully tuned to stringent Apple
standards. Anti-glare coating on the screen diffuses ambient light, creating
a comfortable reflection-free interface for the user, even in bright
surroundings or variable office lighting situations.
Both monitors address the needs of typical Macintosh II users. The portrait
monitor will find wide use in general business productivity applications and
is most useful for word processing and desktop publishing. The two-page
monitor is well-suited for page layout/desktop publishing, engineering and
scientific applications and higher education applications, especially for
users of the A/UX(R) operating system.
"These two new displays embody our monitor design philosophy," said Jean-Louis
Gassee, president of Apple Products. "We want to provide the best image
quality possible and maximize user comfort. And we also want to provide a
'plug-and-play' personal computer system where everything matches, works
together and is seamlessly compatible."
-- 21-Inch Two-Page Monochrome Monitor
The Two-Page Monochrome Monitor's active display area measures 15 inches
horizontal by 11.3 inches vertical, allowing users to display two U.S. letter
or A4-size pages side-by-side along with the Macintosh menus and scroll bars.
Users can work on many documents at the same time and easily perform frequent
cut-and-paste operations between them.
The Two-Page Monochrome Monitor features 1,152 by 870 resolution that produces
solid sharp displays of images, text and graphics at 77 dpi. Its fast 75Hz
refresh rate minimizes image flicker, safeguarding against fatigue.
-- 15-Inch Apple Macintosh Portrait Display
The new Apple Macintosh Portrait Display has a 15-inch-diagonal flat screen
that can show an entire page of text and graphics, including the menus and
scroll bars. The ability to preview a full page, virtually life-size, makes
it easier for the user to edit, eliminating scrolling within a page and
reducing the number of print iterations. Like the Two-Page Monitor, the
Portrait Display runs at 75Hz scan rate, minimizing eye-tiring screen refresh
flicker.
Three ADB(TM) (Apple Desktop Bus) connector inputs on the portrait display and
extra-long 2-meter video and power cables give the user maximum flexibility in
customizing his or her working environment by allowing keyboard, mouse or
other ADB devices to be connected directly to the monitor.
-- Features of Apple Display Systems
Apple monitors have analog input for true shading. Apple video cards for the
monitors feature 1- or 2-pixel depth, allowing up to four shades of gray to be
displayed. For additional control over shading, users can also purchase the
Macintosh II Video Card Expansion Kit for a maximum 4-bit pixel depth and
display of up to 16 shades of gray.
Integration across the Macintosh peripheral family allows the maintenance of a
16 gray scale image from Apple Scanner input through on-screen processing to
final output on an Apple LaserWriter(R) printer in WYSIWYG (What You See Is
What You Get) fashion. Another feature of the portrait and two-page displays
(like other Macintosh monitors) is their ability to serve either as the system
display or to integrate easily as a second display in a two-monitor setup.
Desktop publishing and presentation users frequently use two monitors to work
with multiple sources of information.
A tilt-and-swivel base is an integral part of the Two-Page Monochrome Monitor.
The Apple Universal Monitor Stand can be used with the Portrait Display. Both
are designed to let the user adjust the monitor to its most comfortable
viewing angle.
"With the introduction of the first Macintosh, Apple gained a reputation for
the clarity and resolution of our 9-inch display," stated Gassee. "Display
technology has advanced to a state where we can now bring Apple image quality
to large-screen Macintosh monitors. Our research has shown that Macintosh
users tend to spend more time at their computers than other computer users,
so Apple has taken extraordinary efforts in designing and manufacturing our
displays to make them one of the most comfortable in the industry."
Macintosh II, IIx and IIcx users can now select from among the Apple 12-inch
High-Resolution Monochrome Monitor, 13-inch AppleColor(TM) High-Resolution
RGB Monitor, 15-inch Apple Macintosh Portrait Display or 21-inch Apple Two-
Page Monochrome Monitor.
-- Pricing and availability
The Apple Two-Page Monochrome Monitor, including 2-meter power and video
cables, carries a suggested retail price of $2,149; its companion video card
has a suggested retail price of $599. Both are available immediately.
The Apple Macintosh Portrait Display, available in May 1989, bears a
suggested retail price of $1,099; its video card has a suggested retail price
of $599.
The Apple Video Expansion Kit has a suggested retail price of $149 and is
available immediately.
The Apple Universal Monitor Stand has a suggested retail price of $89 and is
available immediately.
Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh and LaserWriter are registered trademarks of
Apple Computer, Inc. AppleColor and ADB are trademarks of Apple Computer,
Inc.