paco@hropus.UUCP (Paco X) (09/11/87)
I'd like to find some companies who take Postscript files directly
from a Macintosh diskette or modem and typeset them on some high
quality device, eg. a Linotype L300. I tried a couple NY area
typesetters listed under "Graphics" in the "MacWorld Directory" but
those ads turned out to be pretty bogus. There's an emerging
nationwide chain called "Alphagraphics" which does scanning, let's
you rent time on Page Maker, does Mac -> L300 printing, etc. but
all their jobs have to be mailed to Arizona. What do you folks
know about such services in other parts of the country?
As a side note, I called over a hundred typesetters, printers, etc.
around New Jersey, most of whom advertised "computer printing".
About 10% asked "What's a Macintosh?" Over 75% asked "What's
Postscript?" And then there was the manager at a major typesetting
firm here who laugh wildly and said "You've got to be joking,
nobody takes desktop publishing seriously..."
paco.
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>I'd like to find some companies who take Postscript files directly >from a Macintosh diskette or modem and typeset them on some high >quality device, eg. a Linotype L300. ... I suggest that you check out "Publish!" magazine. They normally have two or three ads per issue from companies that do exactly what you want. We used one in L.A. this summer and they did great. I believe there were ads for some East Coast companies but I'm not positive. Jeff Wallace ARPA/Internet: jeffw@scam.Berkeley.Edu U.C. Berkeley UUCP: ...!ucbvax!scam!jeffw ---------------------------------------- Submissions to: desktop%plaid@sun.com -OR- sun!plaid!desktop Administrivia to: desktop-request%plaid@sun.com -OR- sun!plaid!desktop-request Paths: {ihnp4,decwrl,hplabs,seismo,ucbvax}!sun
tim@ora.UUCP (Tim O'Reilly) (09/14/87)
> I'd like to find some companies who take Postscript files directly > from a Macintosh diskette or modem and typeset them on some high > quality device, eg. a Linotype L300. My company does PostScript typesetting on an L100. We take files either via uucp or on Mac disks. Call 1-800-338-6887 for a booklet describing our services, rates, etc., plus some general info on PostScript. Tim O'Reilly (617) 527-4210 O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., Publishers of Nutshell Handbooks 981 Chestnut Street, Newton, MA 02164 UUCP: uunet!ora!tim ARPA: tim@ora.uu.net ---------------------------------------- Submissions to: desktop%plaid@sun.com -OR- sun!plaid!desktop Administrivia to: desktop-request%plaid@sun.com -OR- sun!plaid!desktop-request Paths: {ihnp4,decwrl,hplabs,seismo,ucbvax}!sun
jeffw@scheme.Berkeley.EDU (Jeff Wallace) (09/15/87)
>I'd like to find some companies who take Postscript files directly >from a Macintosh diskette or modem and typeset them on some high >quality device, eg. a Linotype L300. ... I dug up the current issue of "Publish!" and found the following companies advertising that they do Linotronic output for people with PCs and Macs. The first two specifically stated that they use an L300. I don't know what machines the others use (probably L100s). Graphics Plus Uses L300 3710 S Robertson Blvd, Suite 216 Culver City CA 90232 (213) 559-3732 (In Calif) (800) 225-0486 M.W. Murray, Inc. Uses L300 Brooklyn Heights NY (718) 797-2193 (718) 403-0254 Publishing Resources, Inc. ??? 1795 Pearl Boulder CO (303) 442-1100 Typeline ??? 668 Front St Teaneck NJ 07666 (201) 836-2300 The Winchell Company ??? 1315 Cherry St Philadelphia PA 19107 (215) 568-1770 Also you can contact Linotype (the people who make the Linotronic machines) for a list of service bureaus in your area. Linotype Company 425 Oser Avenue Hauppauge NY 11788 (516) 434-2016 I hope this is useful. --- Jeff Wallace ARPA/Internet: jeffw@scam.Berkeley.Edu U.C. Berkeley UUCP: ...!ucbvax!scam!jeffw ---------------------------------------- Submissions to: desktop%plaid@sun.com -OR- sun!plaid!desktop Administrivia to: desktop-request%plaid@sun.com -OR- sun!plaid!desktop-request Paths: {ihnp4,decwrl,hplabs,seismo,ucbvax}!sun