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                                                        The Florida SunFlash

  SUNPICS INTRODUCES PRINTING SOFTWARE FOR THE JAPANESE MARKET
   
SunFLASH Vol 34 #2					        October 1991 
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         Nihongo NeWSprint Software Provides a Low-Cost,
    Efficient Way for Workstation Users to Print the Japanese
        Character Set on a Wide Range of Output Devices.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--October 2, 1991--SunPics, a Sun Microsystems
Inc., business, today introduced the special Nihongo NeWSprint(TM) 1.0,
a version of its successful NeWSprint(TM) software designed for the
Japanese market. Nihongo NeWSprint implements Sun's network printing
model, an improvement over traditional printing schemes. PostScript(R)
image processing is performed by the CPU of a SPARC(R) workstation
rather than by the printer and fonts are stored in a server on the
network. In this model, no intelligence or on-board memory are required
of the printer. The result is lower-cost printers, faster image
processing and, because almost any output device can support NeWSprint
software, a wider selection of printing choices for the user.

Nihongo NeWSprint software contains scalable outline fonts in SunPics'
F3(TM) format from Morisawa and Co., Ltd., of Osaka, Japan. These
fonts, Ryumin and Gothic, are identical to those distributed with
LaserWriter(R) NTX-J, a common PostScript printer in Japan.
Applications that have been printing on the NTX-J will send output
seamlessly to printers supporting Nihongo NeWSprint software. Users
will be able to acquire additional F3 fonts in the Japanese character
set from a variety of sources including Morisawa, which recently
licensed SunPics' TypeMaker(TM) software tools for fast creation of
scalable F3 fonts. Additional Japanese TypeMaker software licensees
will be added and made public over the next three months. Fifty-seven
Latin F3 fonts also are included with Nihongo NeWSprint software, and
more than 1,200 additional Latin F3 fonts are available from suppliers
such as Linotype, Monotype, URW and others.

"The key to the success of any printing solution in Japan is quick and
easy creation of scalable Japanese fonts," said William Marr, vice
president and general manager of SunPics. "TypeMaker tools enabled
SunPics to offer high-quality Morisawa scalable fonts with Nihongo
NeWSprint software."

To date, 23 Japanese companies have agreed to support Nihongo NeWSprint
in their printers, plotters, FAX products or filters (see list below).

Nihongo NeWSprint software was developed jointly by SunPics and Nihon
Sun Microsystems, a SunPics reseller. The product was first announced
by Nihon Sun Microsystems on August 24, 1991, in Tokyo. Nihongo
NeWSprint will be available in Japan in late fall 1991 through SunPics
resellers including Nihon Sun. The software will be bundled with
SunPics's SPARCprinter(TM) systems and the SBus Printer Card sold in
Japan, or can be purchased separately. The product will be available
outside Japan through SunPics resellers to be announced. The Nihongo
NeWSprint product includes software that supports the SPARCprinter
system and other output devices, two scalable Japanese fonts, 57
scalable Latin F3 fonts, and a developer's kit for quick and easy
support of additional devices.

SunPics was formed in July 1991 as a business unit of Sun Microsystems,
Inc., to underscore Sun's commitment to the printing and imaging
business. SunPics is dedicated to developing and promoting technology
that makes printing faster, less expensive and more flexible for
network-based workgroups. Sun Microsystems, Inc., headquartered in
Mountain View, Calif., is a leading worldwide supplier of network-based
distributed computing solutions, including professional workstations,
servers and UNIX(R) operating system and productivity software.

Japanese Companies Supporting Nihongo NeWSprint:

Shinko Electronics Co.			SEIKO Instrument Co.
Fuji Xerox Co.				Fujitsu Co.
Sharp					TOSHIBA
Canon					Oki Electric Co.
Y-E DAT Co.				COPAL Co.
SONY/Tektronix				NKK
N.S. Calcom				TELECOMET International
Mitsubishi Electric Works		EPSON
KYOCERA					Olympus
Mitsui Bussan Digital			Minolta
GraphTec				OKURA DENKI Services
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PR contacts:
	SunPics
	Erica Vener (415) 336-3566

	Hi-Tech Public Relations
	Lisa Sheeran (415) 864-5600

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