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From: larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Starting a Public Access Unix System -- How?
Message-ID: <2130@kitty.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 19-Oct-87 19:29:49 EDT
Article-I.D.: kitty.2130
Posted: Mon Oct 19 19:29:49 1987
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References: <834@seradg.Dayton.NCR.COM> <4771@grebyn.COM>
Organization: Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, NY
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Keywords: questions opinions
Summary: Possible benefit for public access systems: document preparation
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In article <834@seradg.Dayton.NCR.COM>, pat@seradg.Dayton.NCR.COM (Patrick Pesch) writes:
> 
> 	o  Is there a user need for such systems in moderately sized
> 	   cities?  How would one go about advertising such a service?

	I would think that if you had a decent laser printer, one of the
most useful services that a public access system could provide is document
preparation using the standard DWB utilities.  You could charge a per page
cost for use of the laser printer, plus a handling charge to mail the
output.  Users could prepare copy online, or offline on perhaps their own
PC, and use a suitable protocol to upload the *roff files to the unix
system.
	I make the above observation because my organization allows some
selected non-employees to access our systems for this sole purpose.  While
we charge no money because we do this as a good will gesture, I have been
told by a few people whose businesses we benefit in this manner that
small businesses would be willing to pay a fair amount for such a service.
	So, perhaps stressing the availablity of UNIX document preparation
features could cost-justify a laser printer, along with defraying other
expenses.

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