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From: dana@hardy.hdw.csd.harris.com (Dan Aksel)
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Subject: Re: *** REMOTE FULL-COLOR POSTSCRIPT PRINTING SERVICE, IS THIS FOR REAL ???
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Date: 22 Mar 91 13:38:38 GMT
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In article <5490@vela.acs.oakland.edu> dathomps@vela.acs.oakland.edu (dathomps) writes:
>Hello People,
>
>        A friend of mine is beta-testing for a new full-color printing service
>        that allows him to print Full-Color Postscript output at some pretty
>        cheap prices - FROM MICROSOFT WINDOWS.  Apparently,
>        this is like Slide Productions from Powerpoint, but much cheaper.

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>        Does anybody know of similar services?

  Sure do.  Your local print shop.  The printing industry today is very
  advanced and most COMMERCIAL quality print shops routinely use PageMaker and
  Ventura.  I've come across one about a mile and half from my office that uses
  WordPerfect for newletters, etc.  I use ANY application, windows or not, and
  write to "File" with a PostScript printer selected.  This creates what is
  commonly known as a form of an encapsulated post script (*.EPS) file.  I drive
  over during lunch and he prints in full color for $4/page.  I print all the
  B&W material here at work for about a penny a page.  Collolate in your color
  pages and presto! top quality work.

  The printer drops his price to $2 per page for pages 11-99 and $1 per page for
  100 and up.  Granted these prices are EXTREMELY high.  Anything over about
  five pages and you'd be better off having him print it than laser print it.
  Of course he is a print shop and thats what he wants to do....

  The only way a service bureau can provide fast service is to couple their
  product with transport service like Federal Express, or Airborne.  The
  cheapest you'll get away with is about $20 for handling alone.  If  you don't
  like the drive to your local print shop, maybe he has a modem you could down
  load to and then drive over to pick it up... some print shops offer "free"
  pick up and delivery...  Pick up a floppy, drop off a print...

  IMO you should conisder purchasing your own color printer if you require more
  than about 100 copies per month...
  ----
  Dan Aksel