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Aldus Pagemaker Mac 2.0 Technical Specifications.Pdf TECHNICAL ii1 SPECIFICATIONS of them suggested by users. High- lights include kerning, automatic hyphenation, interactive facing pages, support for file sizes up to PageMaker desktop publishing 128 pages, and file compatibility software integrates text and graph- with both PC-based word proces- ics, allowing users to design, edit sors and documents produced with and produce high-quality com- PageMaker 1.0 for the PC. munications. In combination with PageMaker 2.0 also supports a laser printer, PageMaker pro- the gray-scale tag image file for- duces near-typeset quality output mat (TIFF). Gray-scale TIFF en- at a fraction of the time and ex- ables scanners to produce and pense required by conventional PageMaker to read, high-quality production techniques. Combined photographs and illustrations, with a Linotronic 100 or 300, a reducing users' reliance on costly PageMaker/Macintoshr system is outside services. With 2.0's mir- capable of producing true typeset- ror and invert printing features, quality output at resolutions of PageMaker can also print scanned over 1,200 dots per inch. images directly to negatives using PageMaker was introduced an Allied Linotronic imagesetter. to the market in July 1985. It is The number of hardware and currently available in seven for- software options available to eign languages and is generally Macintosh users and supported considered to have set an interna- by PageMaker is continuously tional industry standard for power, growing. This technical specifica- versatility and ease of use. tions sheet will be revised fre- PageMaker version 2.0 in- quently to reflect these new cludes over 20 new features, many developments. May 1987 PAGEMAKER FOR THE MACINTOSH: S"Y In general, PageMaker supports PostScript- compatible laser printers that interface with the Macintosh. Recommended System Configuration Typesetters • Apple® Macintosh"' Plus, Apple Macintosh II, or Apple Macintosh SE, and • Allied Linotype Linotronic 100 (up to a hard disk 1,270 dpi) and Linotronic 300 (up to 2,540 dpi) Laser printer output: Apple LaserWriter"', Apple LaserWriter Plus-, or other Post- Script® -compatible laser printer for the Print Spoolers Macintosh PageMaker will support spooling through Typeset-quality output: Allied Linotype® the Apple printer driver or any spooler that Lmotronic 100 (up to 1,270 dpi) and Lino- adheres to the print spooling protocol devel- tronic 300 (up to 2,540 dpi) oped by Aldus, Adobe Systems and Apple. Minimum System Configurations The following are regis- • Apple Macintosh 512 Enhanced and 800K tered and unregistered trademarks of the com- external disk drive panies listed., PageMaker, Word Processors Aldus Corporation; Apple, • Apple Macintosh 512 and hard disk AppleShare, Macintosh, MACINTOSH-BASED Mac Write, MacPaint, LaserWriter and Image- Writer, Apple Computer • Mac Write" Inc.; Excel, Microsoft, Large Screen Monitors Microsoft Corporation; • Microsoft -Word versions 1.05 and 3.0 DisplayWrite, International • Radius FPD" Business Machines • Microsoft Works Corporation; PostScript, • E-Machines The Big Picture"' Illustrator, Adobe Sys- • WriteNow"' tems; Windows DRAW, Micrografx Inc.; WordStar, • ASCII files MicroPro International Scanners Corporation; Volkswriter 3, Other: Aldus Corporation is currently Lifetree Software; Word- Perfect, WordPerfect • Abaton"' Scan 300" working with several additional software Corporation; XyWrite Ill, Xyquest Inc.; MultiMate, • AST Research AST TurboScan- developers on compatibility between their Multimate Inc.; Samna Macintosh-based word processors and Word, Samoa Corpora- • Datacopy JetReader"', Model 730 lion; Linotype and Lino- PageMaker. Ironic, Allied Corporation; • DEST PC Scan Plus FulIPaint, Ann Arbor Soft- works; MacDraft, Inno- • New Image Technology Inc. MacScan- Reciprocal compatibility: There is compati- vative Data Design, Inc.; bility between PageMaker 2.0 and Microsoft JetReader, Data copy and Magic"' Corporation; PC Scan Word 3.0, which allows stories typed (or Plus, Dest Corporation; • Koala Technologies MacVision Abaton Scan 300, Abaton edited) in PageMaker to be exported as Word Technology Corporation; • MicroTek MS-300A 3.0 files. AST TurboScan, AST Research Inc.: Mac Vision, • Thunderware® ThunderScan® Koala Technologies; PC-BASED ThunderScan, Thunder- PageMaker imports scanned images in the ware Inc.; Radius FPD, Radius; The Big Picture, MacPaint and gray-scale tag image file format PageMaker 2.0 for the Macintosh accepts E-Ma chines Inc.; Mega- files generated in a number of PC-based word Screen, Micrographic (TIFF) formats. Images; Jazz, Lotus processors, retaining their formatting and Manuscript, Lotus Devel- opment Corporation; type specifications in transit. MGMStation CAD, L.E. Printers Computer Engineering The following PC-based word processors will Group, Ltd.; Easy 30, • Apple ImageWriter'-'I, II or wide carriage Enabling Technologies be supported by installable import filters Inc.; Glue, Solutions Inc.; PictureBase, Symmetry • Apple LaserWriter and LaserWriter Plus from Aldus: Corporation; WriteNow, • Dataproducts® LZR 2665" T/Maker Software; PC • WordPerfect'-' MacBridge, Tangent Tech- • QMSPS800"' nologies Ltd.; MacScan • WordStar-3.3 and Magic, New Image Technology. • Texas Instruments OmniLaser"'2 108, 2115 • XyWrite III" ohm "STEM CONFIGURATION NOTES • IBM DCA format files (including Lotus PAGEMAKER FILES Manuscript®, Samna Word-, DisplayWrite -, WordStar- 2000, Office Writer and PageMaker files created with Macintosh Volkswriter 3) version 2.0 or PC version 1.0a can be trans- ferred between the two environments via a The following PC-based word processors are communications link. Documents created in supported through conversion programs from one environment can be opened and worked other vendors: on in the other. Formatted text, bit-map • Microsoft Word graphics, scanned images, and PostScript files will remain intact during transit. • Windows Write Graphics created with MacDraw, Windows • MultiMate - DRAW' and similar programs will not come Other: PageMaker 2.0 also accepts ASCII across directly. files from a number of additional PC-based word processors. Downloadable Fonts (vendors) Graphics Programs • Adobe Systems • Century The following graphics programs can be placed directly into PageMaker 2.0: • Cassady • Other PostScript-compatible fonts • Cricket Draw • Cricket Graph Over 100 typefaces are now available in the • FullPaint' PostScript environment. • Il1ustrator' • MacDraw Networks • MacDraft'' PageMaker works with a variety of networks • MacPaint" and file transfer programs. File servers are • Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files networking environments that include data management and communications software. • SuperPaint File transfer software is used to transfer files Other: Other graphics programs that export between the Macintosh and PC environments. files in the TIFF, PICT, EPS or MacPaint Disk servers are used to partition hard disks formats are supported by PageMaker 2.0. into private, shared, and public volumes. To determine the best network for your appli- A number of additional graphics programs - cation, consult your PageMaker reseller. including Jazz®, Easy 3D", MGMStation" CAD and Excel - are supported via the File servers Clipboard. • AppleShare" Glue: Glue'', by Solutions Inc., works with • TOPS PageMaker 2.0 to allow users to import files File transfer from any Macintosh application that supports • MacLink® Glue, regardless of whether it supports • PC MacBridge" PageMaker directly. Disk servers PictureBase: PictureBase", a desk acces- • MacServe sory from Symmetry Corporation, works as • 3Com® an art management system so users can quickly place graphics in PageMaker 2.0 without going through the standard Macintosh File menu. PAGEMAKER FEATURES User . Screen functions as an electronic paste- • Five page views: full page, actual size, Interface up board, complete with rulers, column 200% enlargement, and 50% and 75% guides and a toolbox of design aids reductions • Pull-down menus • A highly intuitive and interactive envi- • WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what- ronment for electronic page composition you-get) screen display • Many keyboard shortcuts Document • Up to 128 pages per file, 9,999 pages • Automatic page numbering Formatting per document • Independent formatting of left- and right- • Up to 20 columns per page hand pages • Page sizes up to 17 inches by 22 inches, • Ability to override master page formats at or 42.5 cm. by 55cm. any point in the document • Master pages for recurring design • Ability to insert or delete pages elements and page numbers Page i • Complete control over page composition • Ability to change the number of columns, Composition • Ability to see and work on facing pages column widths (both regular and irregular), simultaneously and column positions page by page • Ability to integrate text and graphics from • Ability to resize and reposition text blocks many sources (see inside pages for a • Ability to resize and reposition graphic current list) elements Text • Powerful built-in text editor for inserting, • Automatic text threading from column to Handling deleting, cutting, pasting or creating column and page to page so that changes new text ripple through the entire document • Ability to change the length, width or • Ability to present text flush left, flush position of text blocks on a page or right, centered or justified - and to between pages change such specifications at any time Typography • Type sizes from 4 to 127 points • Kerning, both automatic and manual
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