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From: Debbie.Hazelton@f19.n369.z1.fidonet.org (Debbie Hazelton)
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Subject: Arkenstone
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Date: 18 Jul 90 20:52:07 GMT
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Ohay I'll admit that if someone said "Debbie, we want to buy you some
new equipment," my first choice would still be to receive an Arkenstone.
But I was not impressed with what I heard when the Company president was
using the Arkenstone to read my book.  Basically the machine did a fine
job.  But it missed a word or two.  What the man said was:  "You ought
to tell them to make the print a little darker!"  Excuse me?  Isn't it
the other way around?  I thought the equipment was to be continuously
improved so that it will work with the wide variety of material that is
currently out there.  My business sort of "radar" is perhaps mixed with
a bit more cynacism these days, and while I have usually been all too
eager to "get! get! get!" the latest thing, I find myself deciding to
sit back and wait for a few more bugs to get ironed out, and to see
where the real professionalism lies.  I was not impressed with that
response.  I'm going to run to my publisher, or any other and say
"Please make your print a little darker?  Nope.  I don't think so.

Deb Hazelton

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

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