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From: cook@sybil.cs.Buffalo.EDU (John M. Cook)
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Subject: Desktop Publishing
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Date: 10 Jan 90 03:20:58 GMT
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The company I'm currently involved with produces a few small local
newspapers.  They want to move to DTP.  A single page of their paper
is 11" x 14".  Does this present a problem for the Software or
Hardware?  If not, is asking for 14" x 22" too much?  We want to buy
into something that will do the job and can be upgraded in about a
year when the cash flow returns.  Currently we have about 7,000
budgeted to get into a starter system.  The volume of pages weekly
will be around 100 to 150, 11 x 14's.  This included some drafts and
mistakes.  

We are planing to purchase thru mail order.
    Need:  AT 286
           VGA white screen ( to keep costs down)
           Full Page scanner
           Laser or Ploter??
           DTP software   ?????

I mentioned Ploter, can a DTP package use a plotter?  What would a
reproduction of a photo look like?  Speed isn't an issue, size of
output and quality is.

As stated above, this company really needs a Software/Hardware setup
to produce output in one of two sizes: 11" x 14"  OR  14" x 22"
I've made the assumption that software will be less of a problem, I'm
researching Lasers and Plotters now and quizing the net on software.

Thank For any help or info you can give.

John M. Cook