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Editor: A new menu driven software product
North-Holland Microprocessing and Microprogramming 19 (1987) 77-80
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QMS PS 800 Laserprinter The qMs Ps 800 laserprinter, now introduced in Europe, is the first QMS printer fully compatible with the page description language PostScript. It is based on the Canon LPB-CX print engine and controlled by a Motorola 68000 with resident PostScript interpreter. Intermixed text and graphics are printed at up to 8 pages/minute with a resolution of 300 x 300 dots
per inch. Standard interfaces, including RS 232, RS 422 and Apple talk are supplied with the printer. Application software for Apple computers, raMPc and compatibles, and mini and mainframe driving the laser printer is available. Easter printers for applications including A3 size are expected to be announced. For further information contact Mr. Ruud Schothorst, QMS International B.V., Herculesplein 263A, N L 3584 AA, Utrecht, The Netherlands, phone 31(0)30518024.
EDITOR: A N e w Menu Driven Software Product
Fig. 1. The QMSPS800 laserprinter.
The Institute for Scientific Information (IS0, Philadelphia, PA, announces the release of a new menu driven software product, Er)ITOR. Designed as a tool for preparing and reformatting bibliographic references, it is the third component of ~sI'S Sci-Mate software system, first released in 1983. The EDITOR formats references in 15 styles supplied with the program, including those required by the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association, the Council of Biology Editors and the Editors of Nature and Science. Users may also design their own styles, and bibliographic data can be entered at the keyboard or imported from other software. The page layout and printer effects like boldface and italics can be specified by the user; 5 sort options .... including author sort in chronological and reverse chronological order are offered. Full or abbreviated references may be inserted in a manuscript, prepared with a word processor, and may be sorted in the order in which they are cited. EDITOR runs on the IBM PC XT and AT and compat-
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ibles; a cP/M version is also available. For further information, contact Mr. Richard Lowe, Software Products [sI, 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, phone (215)386-0100.
Cambridge Computer Graphics Workstation Cambridge Computer Graphics has announced a new kit for color graphics applications, especially in CAD and CAM, on |aM AT and compatibles. Driving a high resolution (1024 × 768) 20" color screen display, the board is capable of supporting all PC software packages, including AutOCAD. For further information, contact Mr. Max Le Clerque, Computer Design, Pampuslaan 141, 1382 JN Weesp, The Netherlands, phone 2940 14440.
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Multi-User System and Supermicros of its Family
A P R I C O T XEN
Apricot XEN Multi-User is a flexible workgroup computing system employing the inherent speed
and performance Apricots XEN "supermicro" range. Based on the Intel 80286 processor, the system can support up to 60 Apricot, IBM or compatible microcomputers. The heart of the system is the Apricot xEy Mainframe, which operates as a multi-tasking DOS file server under MS-NET 2, o r a s a XEN|X system host capable of supporting 16 users. The Apricot XEN mainframe contains 2 Megabytes of RAM, a 720K double-sided drive, an integral modem, an integral 20 Megabytes tape backup cartridge and a choice of hard disk capacities including 20, 50 and 100 Megabytes. Additionally, a 100 Megabytes external unit can be added for archiving purposes. The Apricot XEN-i (the fully raM-AT compatible supermicro system), combines characteristics of the Apricot XEN with access to the massive, worldwide library of IBM standard software. Based on an Intel 80286 processor, running at l0 MegaHertz, the XEN-i is claimed to offer approximately 30 % greater performance than the latest IBM AT, with compact dimensions (ensured by a single mother board design utilizing 9 custom gate arrays) and the easy-to-use Microsoft Winder user interface. The most powerful XEN-i XD offers a 50 Megabytes fast access (30 ms) disk and 2 Megabytes of
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Fig. 2.
Cambridge computer graphics workstation.
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Euromicro
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QMS PS 800 Laserprinter The qMs Ps 800 laserprinter, now introduced in Europe, is the first QMS printer fully compatible with the page description language PostScript. It is based on the Canon LPB-CX print engine and controlled by a Motorola 68000 with resident PostScript interpreter. Intermixed text and graphics are printed at up to 8 pages/minute with a resolution of 300 x 300 dots
per inch. Standard interfaces, including RS 232, RS 422 and Apple talk are supplied with the printer. Application software for Apple computers, raMPc and compatibles, and mini and mainframe driving the laser printer is available. Easter printers for applications including A3 size are expected to be announced. For further information contact Mr. Ruud Schothorst, QMS International B.V., Herculesplein 263A, N L 3584 AA, Utrecht, The Netherlands, phone 31(0)30518024.
EDITOR: A N e w Menu Driven Software Product
Fig. 1. The QMSPS800 laserprinter.
The Institute for Scientific Information (IS0, Philadelphia, PA, announces the release of a new menu driven software product, Er)ITOR. Designed as a tool for preparing and reformatting bibliographic references, it is the third component of ~sI'S Sci-Mate software system, first released in 1983. The EDITOR formats references in 15 styles supplied with the program, including those required by the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association, the Council of Biology Editors and the Editors of Nature and Science. Users may also design their own styles, and bibliographic data can be entered at the keyboard or imported from other software. The page layout and printer effects like boldface and italics can be specified by the user; 5 sort options .... including author sort in chronological and reverse chronological order are offered. Full or abbreviated references may be inserted in a manuscript, prepared with a word processor, and may be sorted in the order in which they are cited. EDITOR runs on the IBM PC XT and AT and compat-
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ibles; a cP/M version is also available. For further information, contact Mr. Richard Lowe, Software Products [sI, 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, phone (215)386-0100.
Cambridge Computer Graphics Workstation Cambridge Computer Graphics has announced a new kit for color graphics applications, especially in CAD and CAM, on |aM AT and compatibles. Driving a high resolution (1024 × 768) 20" color screen display, the board is capable of supporting all PC software packages, including AutOCAD. For further information, contact Mr. Max Le Clerque, Computer Design, Pampuslaan 141, 1382 JN Weesp, The Netherlands, phone 2940 14440.
Systems
Multi-User System and Supermicros of its Family
A P R I C O T XEN
Apricot XEN Multi-User is a flexible workgroup computing system employing the inherent speed
and performance Apricots XEN "supermicro" range. Based on the Intel 80286 processor, the system can support up to 60 Apricot, IBM or compatible microcomputers. The heart of the system is the Apricot xEy Mainframe, which operates as a multi-tasking DOS file server under MS-NET 2, o r a s a XEN|X system host capable of supporting 16 users. The Apricot XEN mainframe contains 2 Megabytes of RAM, a 720K double-sided drive, an integral modem, an integral 20 Megabytes tape backup cartridge and a choice of hard disk capacities including 20, 50 and 100 Megabytes. Additionally, a 100 Megabytes external unit can be added for archiving purposes. The Apricot XEN-i (the fully raM-AT compatible supermicro system), combines characteristics of the Apricot XEN with access to the massive, worldwide library of IBM standard software. Based on an Intel 80286 processor, running at l0 MegaHertz, the XEN-i is claimed to offer approximately 30 % greater performance than the latest IBM AT, with compact dimensions (ensured by a single mother board design utilizing 9 custom gate arrays) and the easy-to-use Microsoft Winder user interface. The most powerful XEN-i XD offers a 50 Megabytes fast access (30 ms) disk and 2 Megabytes of
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Fig. 2.
Cambridge computer graphics workstation.