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From: msz2@po.CWRU.Edu (Mark S. Zajaros)
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Subject: Re: Counting pages printed on a laser printer
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Date: 6 Feb 91 17:48:59 GMT
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We got around this problem by installing card readers on our
student laser printers. The students purchase cards that can be
used in the photocopiers or the laser printers (same card). 
We have been able to charge one price for photocopying and 
another price for laser printing.

The card readers attache to the paper feed mechanism inside
the lasr printer and deduct money from the card each time a 
page is fed. It has some minor glitches (i.e. refunds when the
printer jams), but, so far, has worked extremely well and is
much more accurate than software based solutions (most software
solutions estimate the number of pages based upon the number
of bytes in the file).

We looked at two different vendors.

XCP
40 Elm Street
Dryden, New York 13053
(607) 844-9143

and

ICS
10231 Bach Blvd.
St. Louis, Missouri 63132
(314) 423-0777

We choose ICS because of compatibility with the readers on our
photocopiers.


Mark S. Zajaros
Computer Services Specialist
Case Western Reserve University
Law School Library
msz2@po.cwru.edu