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This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.

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Do You Know Colour? Message #3509
Do you like a challenge? Need a change of scenery? After dabbling for over a year, I'm ready to take a big whack at total desktop con-tone. If MacWeek can do it, so can the rest of us. We have a 96 page 4/c catalog to do on Feb 1.…
#65 NEC CD-ROMs? Message #73
From: David Lynn Overbey Amiga Vendor Forum · Syndesis November 11, 1989 1:07 PM
I know what you mean. I had a NEC APC, CP/M, 8" floppies and all. And did you ever notice that FEDEX's ill-fated ZAP-MAIL consisted of a NEC scanner, a NEC APC and a laser printer? $40,000 of hardware to do in 1985 exactly what $2000 FAX machines started doing…
#24- #NEC CD-ROMs? Message #61
From: David Lynn Overbey Amiga Vendor Forum · Syndesis November 11, 1989 2:00 AM
The NEC CD-ROM is Mac compatible. Their font scheme is clever, and their price on fonts is very competitive. The same can't be said of the stock library, which is rather limited. The photos are FPO. You have to pay a steep fee to rent the hard copy. NEC has…
#13372 Type 1 Specs Message #13431
From: David Lynn Overbey Adobe Forum · Talk to the Trade October 8, 1989 6:09 PM
Earl- You make this MS-Apple font/PDL scenario sound like a good thing. I suspect Mike's analysis is more accurate: it's a political move, almost purely a market-share grab on Apple's part. Keep in mind that Adobe (and ALTSYS, I imagine) is still run by visionary types. But Apple is a…