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- Gizmo Technologies Ships Printer Sharing Software
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- Contact:
- Gizmo Technologies
- Jim Hakanson
- P.O. Box 14177
- Fremont, CA, 94539
- 415-623-7899/Ph.
- 415-623-7922/Fax
- AppleLink:GizmoTech
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- Fremont, CA-July 16, 1991: Gizmo Technologies shipped ShadowWriter™ today—their
- latest software product that allows low-cost personal printers to be shared by
- all the Macs on a network. ShadowWriter installs in minutes to transform an
- inexpensive solo printer (e.g. the Personal LaserWriter LS) into a shared
- printer that any Mac on an AppleTalk-compatible network can use. ShadowWriter
- is Gizmo's second product offering in a planned series of low-cost network
- "gizmos" for Macintosh computers.
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- "We see ShadowWriter as a product that fills a wide range of printing needs"
- explains Jim Hakanson, President of Gizmo Technologies. "It's good for small
- Mac work groups looking for a low-cost network printer...and it fills the bill
- for larger firms with an existing EtherTalk network, where adding low-cost
- printers would alleviate congested printing resources." ShadowWriter also
- creates an ideal upgrade path for offices that already have a personal printer,
- but now want to share it with all of the office Macs.
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- ShadowWriter: A 90's Networking Tool for Affordable Laser Printing
- ShadowWriter had to be a 90's product because it wouldn't have worked in the
- 80's. In those days, laser printing from a Macintosh was only possible by using
- an expensive laser printer (that equaled or exceeded the price of the Mac) on
- the network. To solve this price dilemma, lower-cost personal laser printers
- were produced. These new lasers proved to be handy, except they were made for
- solo printing so they couldn't be networked. Now there was affordable printing,
- but no networking! Enter 1991: Gizmo creates ShadowWriter to transform
- low-cost personal printers into networked printers that all of the Macs in the
- office can use...
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- Up and Printing In Minutes
- ShadowWriter is a "networking for the rest of us" style of product—meaning you
- don't have to be a network guru to use it. Just start with a network of Macs,
- connect a low-cost printer to one of the Macs, install ShadowWriter software on
- the Macs on the network, and that's it! From then on it's as easy as going to
- the Chooser to access the ShadowWriter printer in the same way you would select
- any other network printer.
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- ShadowWriter's Features
- ShadowWriter includes some features not found on even the most expensive
- network printers. A quick overview of ShadowWriter's key attributes include the
- ability to:
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- - Print on an inexpensive personal printer* from any Mac on the network.
- - Access the ShadowWriter printer through the standard Chooser selection
- method.
- - Work on your Mac while ShadowWriter prints in the background.
- - Know when your document is done printing via a customizable alert sound.
- - Limit access to the ShadowWriter printer with password protection (if
- desired).
- - Maintain a log of all ShadowWriter printer usage (if desired).
- - Purchase just one ShadowWriter package to sponsor a personal printer that an
- unlimited number of Macs on the network can access.
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- *ShadowWriter works with the following Apple printers: the Personal LaserWriter
- LS, the Personal LaserWriter SC, and the LaserWriter IISC. Support for
- additional Apple and third-party printers will be added in the future.
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- ShadowWriter retails for $179 per package. Each package allows an unlimited
- number of office Macs to share a printer over the network. ShadowWriter is
- distributed by Merisel/Macamerica. For further information contact Gizmo
- Technologies at (415) 623-7899; Fax (415) 623-7922.
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- About Gizmo Technologies...
- Gizmo Technologies® is a privately held company that creates easy-to-use
- networking tools or "gizmos" that can be used with the Macintosh computer to
- enhance work group productivity. Founded in 1989, Gizmo Technologies introduced
- their first product, Send Express™ in 1990. Send Express is a low-cost software
- solution for networking Macintosh computers together to share files and
- information. Gizmo distributes their products through Merisel/Macamerica.
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- This information is provided by the product's developer or distributor and
- constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation by Apple Computer,
- Inc.. Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to selection, performance or
- use of this product. All understandings, agreements and warranties, if any,
- take place directly between the developer and the prospective user.
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