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From: [e-mail] (Robert Poor)
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Subject: Re: InFocus NeXT Overhead Projector
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Date: 20 Nov 92 18:21:39 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (John W. Wooten)
writes:
> Has anyone heard anything about a company called InFocus.
> They supposedly make a projector that connects to the NeXT Station
> (somehow) and allows projecting the screen via an overhead projector.
>
> I need the phone number of a vendor and some technical information.  We
> urgently need something like this for a classroom.
>
> - - - - - - - - -
> J. W. Wooten

InFocus has started shipping the 7600WS LCD Display Panel, which will work with
NeXT Color Turbo systems.  More info can be had directly from InFocus:
    [phone] or
    [phone]
    [phone] fax
You can ask for Sonja Onthank at ext 157.  Attached is a press release that
InFocus sent out in September:




In Focus Enters Workstation Market With Portable,
     High Resolution Color LCD Projection Panel

Targets Workgroups and Workstation Applications


     TUALATIN, Ore. - September 18, 1992 -- In Focus Systems Inc.
today announced the 7600WS, the first liquid crystal display (LCD)
color projection panel compatible with major workstation platforms
and applications.

     Weighing only 7 pounds, the 7600WS combines portability with
1024 x 768 resolution and a full 24,000 color palette. When placed on
an overhead projector and connected with a single cable directly to
the video port of workstations with resolutions up to 1152 x 900, the
panel projects workstation software in full color onto a screen or
wall.

     It is compatible with the most widely used workstations,
including models from Sun Microsystems, Digital Equipment
Corporation, HP/Apollo, IBM, NeXT and Silicon Graphics Indigo,
without requiring third-party add-on cards.

     The new panel is also compatible with high-resolution displays
for Apple Macintosh computers as well as XGA, Super VGA and VGA
personal computer graphics.

     The 7600WS projection panel provides  high resolution and full
color capability, which are essential for projecting the complex
images of computer-aided design and 3-D modeling applications.

     "The 7600WS offers workstation users a high-quality portable
solution for projecting high-resolution graphics and text from UNIX
software," commented Andy Leonard, vice president of marketing and
sales for In Focus Systems lnc. "This is the first alternative to
expensive and cumbersome three-gun projectors and large monitors.
Other LCD panels are limited to 640 x 480 resolution and require
third-party cards, which reduces the graphic resolution to
unacceptable levels for training, presentations and demonstrations of
workstation software."

In Focus Systems Enters Workstation Market

    The panel features built-in loop through so the user can see
the image on the monitor and projection screen simultaneously,
on-screen set-up menus, push-button rear-projection mode for
sophisticated rear-projection installations and a remote control for
image adjustments.

     "Using the 7600WS for our software demonstrations offers
tremendous cost and  time savings compared with renting traditional
three-gun projectors which require a trained technician to set up and
cost nearly $1,000 a day to rent" said Michael Barton, sales engineer
for Unify Corporation, a manufacturer of application development
software for Sun and other workstations, who participated in beta
testing of the panel. "lt's very easy to set up and we are impressed
with its resolution and image quality."

     By using the latest generation of its patented TSTN (Triple
Super Twisted Nematic) LCD Technology, In Focus is able to develop an
LCD panel with the exceptionally high resolution and broad color
spectrum required for workstation applications. The flexibility of
TSTN technology also allows In Focus to manufacture and ship the
7600WS in quantity at a competitive price point.

     The 7600WS has a suggested retail price of $XXXX (U.S.D.) and
is scheduled to ship in September 1992. It will be available from
workstation value-added resellers and authorized audio-visual dealers
worldwide.

     In Focus Systems (NASDAQ:INFS) fulfills a broad range of
presentation needs with a complete line of innovative products based
on LCD technology, offering the best price/performance in the
industry. The company was founded in October 1986 to develop,
manufacture and market innovative information display products. The
company shipped its first product, an LCD projection panel. in
February 1987, and introduced the industry's first true color panel
in October 1989. The company, which has won awards for its innovative
technology, designs and assembles its proprietary LCD products at its
facility in Oregon. For more information on In Focus Systems
products. contact In Focus Systems at 7770 SW Mohawk St. Tualatin, OR
97062. Call toll-free [phone] or fax [phone].

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