We were surprised at how successful we were when we stopped giving
out dead trees and provided a couple of training sessions on using
EditView and Chromas. We also provided information on inexpensive
color printers and put one (epson740) in our computer lab so the
die-hards could print them themselves. Not very many people do and
surprisingly we did not get very many complaints. So we distribute
only the ABIF files.
BTW, I really like the G. Wiebe's PDF recipe ands scripts provided
in the abrf 2000 poster and web site and we may provide that as an
option in the next iteration of our distribution system.
-James
>This is a Great program and we have customers who no longer require
>the hard copies.
>Our customers pick up the text files as well as the pdf files from
>our server and they no longer have to stop by to pick them up.
>If we could only come up with a way that they can get the samples to
>us without having to stop by...
>
>Deb G.
>
>>Dear Joe Forrester,
>>
>>This does not answer your printer problem directly, but we have
>>managed to wean
>>some of our customers away from hard copies by providing them with
>>results in pdf
>>format instead. These files have the same look as the print-outs, and can be
>>viewed on the screen, edited, and printed by the customer if he/she desires.
>>They are relatively small (65KB), and lend themselves nicely to electronic
>>distribution.
>>
>>We have written a small Applescript, which facilitates the
>>conversion of ABI to
>>pdf files. You still need to have Adobe Acrobat to run it. It is
>>available from
>>our web page at:
>>
>>http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dnalab/script.html
>>
>>Make sure that you follow all the software settings first.
>>
>>If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>Glenis
>>
>>--
>>Glenis Wiebe, M.Sc.
>>University Core DNA & Protein Services
>>University of Calgary
>>
>>tel: (403) 220-4503, fax: (403) 283-4907
>>e-mail: gwiebe@ucalgary.ca
>>http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dnalab
>>
>>
>>
>>Joe Forrester wrote:
>>
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > Our color printer died yesterday (HP 1600CM). I figure that
>>replacement will
>> > probably be cheaper than repair. What are others using? I have
>>not been able
>> > to wean my clients from hard copy so we still print 70 - 80 pages a day.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance.
>> >
>> > Joe Forrester
>> > DNA Core Facility
>> > University of Missouri
>
>Deborah S. Grove, Ph.D.
>Director of Research Projects
>Nucleic Acid Facility
>Life Science Consortium
>The Pennsylvania State University
>210 Wartik Lab
>University Park PA 16802
>
>814 865 3332
>
>http://www.lsc.psu.edu/stf/naf/home.html
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