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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.