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January/February 1995
Energy Star Computers Program
EPA POLLUTION PREVENTER
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Star Bytes is a monthly
newsletter from the EPA
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Energy Star Computers
Program to communicate
ideas and developments
affecting Energy Star
partners and allies and
their products. We
welcome your comments.
Coming to a Mailbox Near You...
If you missed the Energy Star Computers Confer-
ence last October, don't despair. We are sending a
post-conference mailing to the primary contact
person at each company and to all conference
attendees. Each package includes information
about the Conference and Awards Ceremony and
updated program information. We have held this
mailing to include some document changes which
have occurred since the Conference. Please be
sure to substitute prior versions with the new
documents. The package should arrive in the next
several weeks.
The next time you're surfing the
Internet take a minute to check
out the Energy Star Product
Database. Detailed listings of
compliant computers, monitors,
printers and controlling devices
are available on EPA's gopher
server (gopher.epa.gov). Govern-
ment, corporate, and private
purchasers can now download
complete lists and perform text
searches to help them find
Energy Star products.
How to Access the Database
The database listings can be
accessed either via gopher or a
graphical Internet browser such
as Mosaic or Netscape. Simply
point your browser towards
gopher.epa.gov for gopher or
http://www.epa.gov for graphical
browsers. Once you're on the
EPA Home Page, scroll down and
click on EPA Gopher. The Energy
Star Computers Product Listing
is located under Consumer
Information.
If you are new to the Internet,
here's a hint to help you get
started. Most Windows-based
gopher programs allow you to
enter a site address by choosing
New Gopher under the File
menu. If you have a menu-driven
gopher service provided by a
Unix host, a lower-case letter "o"
usually allows you to enter an
address.
Product Reporting Forms
If partners would like to have
products listed in the data-
base, mail or fax product
information to EPA. (Please let
us know when new compliant
products are introduced and
when old products are taken
off the market. The database
is updated on the first of every
month.) Revised product
reporting forms (as of 11/94),
along with testing guidelines,
are available on the Energy
Star Fax-back Line at 202-233-
9659. (Request a menu for the
appropriate document
numbers.) We cannot accept
product information by e-mail.
Encourage Your Customers
to Access the 'Net
Spread the word within your
companies and among your
customers that Energy Star
product information is now
available on the Internet. In
addition, we encourage
partners and allies who have
their own Home Pages on the
Internet to include Energy Star
information. Please contact
EPA if you are interested in
using EPA-developed materials.
We welcome your comments
and suggestions on how we
may further take advantage of
marketing via Internet.

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Energy StarSM Logo Violations
Fax-back Line
Update
The Energy Star Fax-back Line is
being changed in order to make the
system more efficient. As a result,
the document numbers have been
revised. Until March, you can enter
the old numbers and an updated
menu will be faxed to you.
We apologize for any inconvenience
these changes may cause. You
should continue to dial 202-233-
9659 to reach the Fax-back Line.
As the Energy Star6" logos' have
grown in consumer appeal and
visibility, so has the potential for
their misuse. In order to maintain
the integrity of the Energy Star5"
logo and the program, EPA system-
atically searches for and addresses
logo violations. Each month major
computer publications are reviewed
and letters are sent to those compa-
nies who either do not have authori-
zation to use the logos in their
advertisements (e.g., they are not
partners) or are using the logos
improperly. The response of these
companies to the letters has been
positive. Many companies have
signed MOUs to join the Energy Star
Program while others have made the
recommended changes to their
advertisements.
If you are unsure of how to apply the
logos, please refer to the updated
logo guidelines (as of 10/94) which
are available on the Energy Star Fax-
back Line. To report a possible logo
violation, call 202-233-9114 and we
will look into it. Your call will
remain confidential.
! i here are three versions of the tnergy Star logo: the partner logo, the ally logo and the
international partner logo.
The 100% Club
We hope you all made it your New
Year's resolution to join the Energy
Star 100% Club in 1995! To qualify,
you must convert your entire line of a
given product (e.g., computers,
monitors, printers or fax machines) to
meet Energy Star guidelines. Please
let us know when you reach this goal.
(Call 202-233-9114 if you have
questions.) We will then add your
company name to our prestigious list
of inductees. A listing of 100% Club
members will be made available at an
upcoming event in late March and in
fiitUFe press mailings.
Linda Latham, Director of the Energy
Star Programs, first announced the
inception of the 100% Club at the
Energy Star Computers Conference
last October. We would like to once
again congratulate the inductees.
ENERGY STAR 100% CLUB
Monitors:
CTX

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Samsung
Printers:
Hewlett-Packard
PCs:
USA Teknik

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