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- Second Generation of Macintosh Family Unveiled
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- AppleWorld, Los Angeles, California. March 2, 1987. Apple Computer, Inc.
- today introduced the second generation of the Macintosh personal computer
- family with two new models that offer users the ability to flexibly configure
- systems to suit their particular needs or to expand these systems as their
- needs grow.
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- The high-performance, open-architecture, Macintosh II, designed for advanced
- applications features six internal printed circuit card slots for adding
- multiple functions -- including an optional color display, network connections
- and MS-DOS compatibility. The Macintosh SE (System Expansion), a powerful
- system with added internal storage capacity and an additional slot for added
- functions, is expected to become Apple's mainstream system for business and
- higher education applications. The Macintosh Plus and 512K Enhanced models
- are the entry-level systems in the Macintosh family. Most Macintosh software
- is upward compatible with the new Macintosh II and Macintosh SE systems.
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- The new computers are expected to strengthen Apple's current position in
- business and higher education markets and to help the firm expand into new
- markets.
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- Speaking at AppleWorld, a two-day series of seminars, expositions and
- application environments for Apple's constituency groups -- including
- customers, dealers, third-party vendors, press and analysts -- chairman
- and chief executive officer John Sculley said, "Apple's vision is intact.
- The values that carried us to success at the end of our first 10 years have
- made the second generation of personal computers possible. The Macintosh
- family is now a broad family of products -- high-end, mid-range, and
- entry-level computers -- that can suit nearly any application."
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- Apple also introduced a host of products, including storage devices, memory
- upgrade kits, keyboards, two display monitors, and a series of products that
- permit the integration and enhancement of MS-DOS files with Macintosh files.
- In a joint announcement with Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and MCI Communications
- Corporation, Apple also introduced new electronic mail software, Desktop
- Express, that lets users send graphic documents over telephone wires. The
- company also introduced A/UX , an implementation of AT&T's System V UNIX
- software, for operation with the Macintosh II with delivery later this summer.
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- As part of Apple's commitment to increase worldwide productivity, the
- company introduced 15 localized versions, in 10 languages, of the new
- Macintosh computers. Available in English, French, German, Spanish, Flemish,
- Norwegian, Japanese, uoch, Swedish and Italian, the systems incorporate a
- universal power supply that operates with any voltage. International sales
- for Apple accounted for 26 percent of revenues in FY 1986.
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- Macintosh technology features ease of use, graphics and unique functionality.
- It maintains a very high level of software consistency and tight integration
- across all applications, resulting in low requirements for user support and
- training. The Macintosh personal computer family -- including the Macintosh
- 512K Enhanced, the Macintosh Plus, the Macintosh SE and the Macintosh II --
- ranges in price from $1699 to $5498.
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- Apple and the Apple logo are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
- A/UX and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
- AppleWorld is a servicemark of Apple Computer, Inc.
- UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T Information Systems.
- Desktop Express is a trademark of Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
- MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
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