The latest models in the Spectra*Star line of plain-paper color-thermal printers are the Model 240 ($2995) and the top-of-the-line Model 280 ($3995). Both models support PostScript Level 2 and Pantone-certified color matching and offer serial, parallel, and AppleTalk ports. A Color Copy Cartridge (about $200) plugs into the Pockette slot and provides a connection to popular color scanners, so you can also use the printers as full-color copiers.
The Spectra*Star Model 240 uses a 25-MHz Intel 80960CA RISC processor and comes with 6 MB of RAM (expandable to 24 MB) and 52 professional fonts. It can print at resolutions of up to 600 by 300 dpi with additional RAM. The Spectra*Star Model 280 uses the Intel 33-MHz 80960CF RISC processor and comes with 10 MB of RAM (which is expandable to 32 MB), 52 professional fonts, and two Pockette slots, whic
h can accommodate a plug-in Ethernet LAN cartridge and a 120-MB hard drive cartridge.
Contact: General Parametrics, Berkeley, CA, (800) 223-0999 or (510) 524-3950.
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