Re: Scan Print

2010-10-26 Thread Neil Houghton

Hi Peter,

Not familiar with Vuescan - but here are a few thoughts:

When you scan, the actual scanned image size (in pixels) is determined by
the physical size of the image being scanned and the scanning resolution -
eg if you scan an 6 x 4 image at, say 300 pixels/inch you will get an
image 1800px x 1200px.

All other things being equal, when you print the print size is determined by
the size of the image in pixels and the printing resolution - eg if you
print the same 1800px x 1200px image at, say 150 pixels/inch you will get a
printed image 12 x 8.

Some programs offer the option to scale the printing to fit the actual
paper - this effectively changes the printing resolution to match the pixel
count to the paper size. (Some programs may? Make the unilateral decision to
scale the image to the paper).

Most scanning software will give you a number of options as to the file type
they scan to (eg TIFF, JPG, PDF etc) - your choice here can affect your
options post-scanning (though most image editing programs offer file
conversion features) - eg changing the image resolution from 300ppi to 150
ppi.

Depending on the printer, printer driver and software being used the print
dialogue box will also offer options such as print scaling (full size, fixed
%age or scale to fit paper) and setting up custom paper sizes - so you are
not limited to selecting the standard A4, A3 etc.


So, there are many points in the scanning, saving, printing process where
image sizes can be set/changed.


A few questions:

When you scan the cover, what scanning resolution are you selecting and what
file format are you saving as.

When you open the scanned image, check the image:
Size in pixels.
Size in mm
Resolution.
Are these all showing as expected.

What program are you using to open/print the image.

In the print dialogue box, is the print scaling set to 100% - or something
else.



If none of the above actually gives you the answers to solve your
curiosity (ie your image size is correct and printing is set as 100%) -
then, as you say, you can always change the scaling to fix it.

Before going the trial and error method, you could always try creating a
custom paper size to reflect the actual printed image size you want -taking
into account any printer-specific minimum borders - and then selecting this
paper size and printing scaled as as Scale to fit fill entire paper (ie
your custom paper size).


Cheers


Neil
-- 
Neil R. Houghton
Albany, Western Australia
Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
Email: n...@possumology.co




on 25/10/10 12:34 PM, Curtis Peter at pe...@augold.com.au wrote:

 
 Hi everyone
 This is not important, so don't go to any trouble to answer. It's just been
 driving me up the wall to solve it!
 I've been trying to copy a DVD cover to make a backup. Using VueScan I scan
 the cover but when it prints it's smaller than the original I've tried all
 sorts of settings without success.
 The actual size of the cover give or take is 183mm x 273mm but comes out at
 175mm x 262mm. The original size isn't a proper paper size that I can
 ascertain so can't be set in any way.
 I did try using Image Capture but the computer has ceased seeing my Epson
 Perfection 610, it used to once but doesn't now.
 I know by trial and error I could increase the size when printing which would
 solve the actual problem of the cover, or it doesn't really matter if it's a
 bit smaller, but that doesn't solve my curiosity.
 If you have an answer or suggestion, I'd appreciate it.
 Regards
 Peter
 
 
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Re: Scan Print

2010-10-26 Thread Curtis Peter

Hi Neil
All the settings I used were Auto
That is Media size, Preview resolution and Scan resolution.
I did play around with many settings (more than I can remember) without result.
Using the scanning program (VueScan) in basic mode with auto settings and 
standard options  I just assumed it would scan like to like and couldn't figure 
out why the program would change the size.
The printer was set at 100% and as I said in the original email, using that 
option I can fix the smaller scan.
The image opens in Preview.
I've since scanned a A4 letter, it came out marginally smaller too. Perhaps it 
always has in the past and I've never noticed. I rarely scan and mainly do so 
in place of a photocopier
As I previously said, it's not important, just baffling as I thought it would 
scan one to one.
Regards
Peter

On 26/10/2010, at 3:13 PM, Neil Houghton wrote:

 
 Hi Peter,
 
 Not familiar with Vuescan - but here are a few thoughts:
 
 When you scan, the actual scanned image size (in pixels) is determined by
 the physical size of the image being scanned and the scanning resolution -
 eg if you scan an 6 x 4 image at, say 300 pixels/inch you will get an
 image 1800px x 1200px.
 
 All other things being equal, when you print the print size is determined by
 the size of the image in pixels and the printing resolution - eg if you
 print the same 1800px x 1200px image at, say 150 pixels/inch you will get a
 printed image 12 x 8.
 
 Some programs offer the option to scale the printing to fit the actual
 paper - this effectively changes the printing resolution to match the pixel
 count to the paper size. (Some programs may? Make the unilateral decision to
 scale the image to the paper).
 
 Most scanning software will give you a number of options as to the file type
 they scan to (eg TIFF, JPG, PDF etc) - your choice here can affect your
 options post-scanning (though most image editing programs offer file
 conversion features) - eg changing the image resolution from 300ppi to 150
 ppi.
 
 Depending on the printer, printer driver and software being used the print
 dialogue box will also offer options such as print scaling (full size, fixed
 %age or scale to fit paper) and setting up custom paper sizes - so you are
 not limited to selecting the standard A4, A3 etc.
 
 
 So, there are many points in the scanning, saving, printing process where
 image sizes can be set/changed.
 
 
 A few questions:
 
 When you scan the cover, what scanning resolution are you selecting and what
 file format are you saving as.
 
 When you open the scanned image, check the image:
Size in pixels.
Size in mm
Resolution.
 Are these all showing as expected.
 
 What program are you using to open/print the image.
 
 In the print dialogue box, is the print scaling set to 100% - or something
 else.
 
 
 
 If none of the above actually gives you the answers to solve your
 curiosity (ie your image size is correct and printing is set as 100%) -
 then, as you say, you can always change the scaling to fix it.
 
 Before going the trial and error method, you could always try creating a
 custom paper size to reflect the actual printed image size you want -taking
 into account any printer-specific minimum borders - and then selecting this
 paper size and printing scaled as as Scale to fit fill entire paper (ie
 your custom paper size).
 
 
 Cheers
 
 
 Neil
 -- 
 Neil R. Houghton
 Albany, Western Australia
 Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
 Email: n...@possumology.co
 
 
 
 
 on 25/10/10 12:34 PM, Curtis Peter at pe...@augold.com.au wrote:
 
 
 Hi everyone
 This is not important, so don't go to any trouble to answer. It's just been
 driving me up the wall to solve it!
 I've been trying to copy a DVD cover to make a backup. Using VueScan I scan
 the cover but when it prints it's smaller than the original I've tried 
 all
 sorts of settings without success.
 The actual size of the cover give or take is 183mm x 273mm but comes out at
 175mm x 262mm. The original size isn't a proper paper size that I can
 ascertain so can't be set in any way.
 I did try using Image Capture but the computer has ceased seeing my Epson
 Perfection 610, it used to once but doesn't now.
 I know by trial and error I could increase the size when printing which would
 solve the actual problem of the cover, or it doesn't really matter if it's a
 bit smaller, but that doesn't solve my curiosity.
 If you have an answer or suggestion, I'd appreciate it.
 Regards
 Peter
 
 
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Re: Scan Print

2010-10-26 Thread Neil Houghton

Hmmm,

Not enough info to go on here, really.

One thought - the auto settings could be scaling to account for printer
borders - which would reduce things slightly.

Eg, for an A4 page, the scanner can scan the full A4 size but (unless you
have a borderless printer with borderless printing set) when you select A4
paper you have a print area which is A4 size less the printer borders.

Your printer is set at 100% - which means that the scanned image is not
scaled to match to the paper size when printing - however the auto
settings that Vuescan uses may have scaled the scanning - so that the
scanned image is slightly smaller to allow for printer margins. Not sure why
it would do it for a DVD cover which is smaller than the A4 paper though.

As I say, without more info, this is just a guess.


Cheers


Neil
-- 
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Albany, Western Australia
Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
Email: n...@possumology.com




on 26/10/10 3:59 PM, Curtis Peter at pe...@augold.com.au wrote:

 
 Hi Neil
 All the settings I used were Auto
 That is Media size, Preview resolution and Scan resolution.
 I did play around with many settings (more than I can remember) without
 result.
 Using the scanning program (VueScan) in basic mode with auto settings and
 standard options  I just assumed it would scan like to like and couldn't
 figure out why the program would change the size.
 The printer was set at 100% and as I said in the original email, using that
 option I can fix the smaller scan.
 The image opens in Preview.
 I've since scanned a A4 letter, it came out marginally smaller too. Perhaps it
 always has in the past and I've never noticed. I rarely scan and mainly do so
 in place of a photocopier
 As I previously said, it's not important, just baffling as I thought it would
 scan one to one.
 Regards
 Peter
 
 On 26/10/2010, at 3:13 PM, Neil Houghton wrote:
 
 
 Hi Peter,
 
 Not familiar with Vuescan - but here are a few thoughts:
 
 When you scan, the actual scanned image size (in pixels) is determined by
 the physical size of the image being scanned and the scanning resolution -
 eg if you scan an 6 x 4 image at, say 300 pixels/inch you will get an
 image 1800px x 1200px.
 
 All other things being equal, when you print the print size is determined by
 the size of the image in pixels and the printing resolution - eg if you
 print the same 1800px x 1200px image at, say 150 pixels/inch you will get a
 printed image 12 x 8.
 
 Some programs offer the option to scale the printing to fit the actual
 paper - this effectively changes the printing resolution to match the pixel
 count to the paper size. (Some programs may? Make the unilateral decision to
 scale the image to the paper).
 
 Most scanning software will give you a number of options as to the file type
 they scan to (eg TIFF, JPG, PDF etc) - your choice here can affect your
 options post-scanning (though most image editing programs offer file
 conversion features) - eg changing the image resolution from 300ppi to 150
 ppi.
 
 Depending on the printer, printer driver and software being used the print
 dialogue box will also offer options such as print scaling (full size, fixed
 %age or scale to fit paper) and setting up custom paper sizes - so you are
 not limited to selecting the standard A4, A3 etc.
 
 
 So, there are many points in the scanning, saving, printing process where
 image sizes can be set/changed.
 
 
 A few questions:
 
 When you scan the cover, what scanning resolution are you selecting and what
 file format are you saving as.
 
 When you open the scanned image, check the image:
Size in pixels.
Size in mm
Resolution.
 Are these all showing as expected.
 
 What program are you using to open/print the image.
 
 In the print dialogue box, is the print scaling set to 100% - or something
 else.
 
 
 
 If none of the above actually gives you the answers to solve your
 curiosity (ie your image size is correct and printing is set as 100%) -
 then, as you say, you can always change the scaling to fix it.
 
 Before going the trial and error method, you could always try creating a
 custom paper size to reflect the actual printed image size you want -taking
 into account any printer-specific minimum borders - and then selecting this
 paper size and printing scaled as as Scale to fit fill entire paper (ie
 your custom paper size).
 
 
 Cheers
 
 
 Neil
 -- 
 Neil R. Houghton
 Albany, Western Australia
 Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
 Email: n...@possumology.co
 
 
 
 
 on 25/10/10 12:34 PM, Curtis Peter at pe...@augold.com.au wrote:
 
 
 Hi everyone
 This is not important, so don't go to any trouble to answer. It's just been
 driving me up the wall to solve it!
 I've been trying to copy a DVD cover to make a backup. Using VueScan I scan
 the cover but when it prints it's smaller than the original I've tried
 all
 sorts of settings without success.
 The actual size of the cover give or take is 183mm x 273mm but comes out at
 175mm x 262mm. The original size isn't a proper 

Re: Scan Print

2010-10-26 Thread Curtis Peter

Hi Neil
I think you've hit the nail on the head!
Although the DVD cover is smaller, the actual scan was either Auto (probably 
A4) or A4.
This would account for the problem, and answers the query.
Thank you for your effort.
Regards
Peter
On 26/10/2010, at 4:31 PM, Neil Houghton wrote:

 
 Hmmm,
 
 Not enough info to go on here, really.
 
 One thought - the auto settings could be scaling to account for printer
 borders - which would reduce things slightly.
 
 Eg, for an A4 page, the scanner can scan the full A4 size but (unless you
 have a borderless printer with borderless printing set) when you select A4
 paper you have a print area which is A4 size less the printer borders.
 
 Your printer is set at 100% - which means that the scanned image is not
 scaled to match to the paper size when printing - however the auto
 settings that Vuescan uses may have scaled the scanning - so that the
 scanned image is slightly smaller to allow for printer margins. Not sure why
 it would do it for a DVD cover which is smaller than the A4 paper though.
 
 As I say, without more info, this is just a guess.
 
 
 Cheers
 
 
 Neil
 -- 
 Neil R. Houghton
 Albany, Western Australia
 Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
 Email: n...@possumology.com
 
 
 
 
 on 26/10/10 3:59 PM, Curtis Peter at pe...@augold.com.au wrote:
 
 
 Hi Neil
 All the settings I used were Auto
 That is Media size, Preview resolution and Scan resolution.
 I did play around with many settings (more than I can remember) without
 result.
 Using the scanning program (VueScan) in basic mode with auto settings and
 standard options  I just assumed it would scan like to like and couldn't
 figure out why the program would change the size.
 The printer was set at 100% and as I said in the original email, using that
 option I can fix the smaller scan.
 The image opens in Preview.
 I've since scanned a A4 letter, it came out marginally smaller too. Perhaps 
 it
 always has in the past and I've never noticed. I rarely scan and mainly do so
 in place of a photocopier
 As I previously said, it's not important, just baffling as I thought it would
 scan one to one.
 Regards
 Peter
 
 On 26/10/2010, at 3:13 PM, Neil Houghton wrote:
 
 
 Hi Peter,
 
 Not familiar with Vuescan - but here are a few thoughts:
 
 When you scan, the actual scanned image size (in pixels) is determined by
 the physical size of the image being scanned and the scanning resolution -
 eg if you scan an 6 x 4 image at, say 300 pixels/inch you will get an
 image 1800px x 1200px.
 
 All other things being equal, when you print the print size is determined by
 the size of the image in pixels and the printing resolution - eg if you
 print the same 1800px x 1200px image at, say 150 pixels/inch you will get a
 printed image 12 x 8.
 
 Some programs offer the option to scale the printing to fit the actual
 paper - this effectively changes the printing resolution to match the pixel
 count to the paper size. (Some programs may? Make the unilateral decision to
 scale the image to the paper).
 
 Most scanning software will give you a number of options as to the file type
 they scan to (eg TIFF, JPG, PDF etc) - your choice here can affect your
 options post-scanning (though most image editing programs offer file
 conversion features) - eg changing the image resolution from 300ppi to 150
 ppi.
 
 Depending on the printer, printer driver and software being used the print
 dialogue box will also offer options such as print scaling (full size, fixed
 %age or scale to fit paper) and setting up custom paper sizes - so you are
 not limited to selecting the standard A4, A3 etc.
 
 
 So, there are many points in the scanning, saving, printing process where
 image sizes can be set/changed.
 
 
 A few questions:
 
 When you scan the cover, what scanning resolution are you selecting and what
 file format are you saving as.
 
 When you open the scanned image, check the image:
   Size in pixels.
   Size in mm
   Resolution.
 Are these all showing as expected.
 
 What program are you using to open/print the image.
 
 In the print dialogue box, is the print scaling set to 100% - or something
 else.
 
 
 
 If none of the above actually gives you the answers to solve your
 curiosity (ie your image size is correct and printing is set as 100%) -
 then, as you say, you can always change the scaling to fix it.
 
 Before going the trial and error method, you could always try creating a
 custom paper size to reflect the actual printed image size you want -taking
 into account any printer-specific minimum borders - and then selecting this
 paper size and printing scaled as as Scale to fit fill entire paper (ie
 your custom paper size).
 
 
 Cheers
 
 
 Neil
 -- 
 Neil R. Houghton
 Albany, Western Australia
 Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
 Email: n...@possumology.co
 
 
 
 
 on 25/10/10 12:34 PM, Curtis Peter at pe...@augold.com.au wrote:
 
 
 Hi everyone
 This is not important, so don't go to any trouble to answer. It's just been
 driving me up the wall to solve 

Any OS 9 tragics?

2010-10-26 Thread KEVIN Lock


I have the Adobe Publishing Collection...manuals, disks etc and I 
need to clear some space.


Anyone still play with OS 9 and could use this package which will 
otherwise go to landfill?


Photoshop, Illustrator. Pagemaker and Acrobat.

regards

Kevin



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Re: Any OS 9 tragics?

2010-10-26 Thread lynnkoh

HI kevin

are they in book form?

i will take them off your hands if still available.

many thanks.

regards
Lynn... :)


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Subject: Any OS 9 tragics?


I have the Adobe Publishing Collection...manuals, disks etc and I 
need to clear some space.

Anyone still play with OS 9 and could use this package which will 
otherwise go to landfill?

Photoshop, Illustrator. Pagemaker and Acrobat.

regards

Kevin



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Re: Scan Print

2010-10-26 Thread Ray Forma

Peter,

I used VueScan 8.6.63 under MacOS 10.6.4 with a Canoscan 9950F scanner to scan 
a 166.5 mm wide grayscale picture. The VueScan settings were Mode: Flatbed; 
Media: Colour photo; Media Size: Auto; Bits per Pixel: 8 bit Gray; Scan 
Resolution: 300 dpi. Saved as a TIFF file.

In PhotoShop 12.0.1 x64 the measure tool showed the image as 165.8 mm wide; a 
0.4% reduction in size.

I opened the image in Preview 5.0.2 (504) and printed to a HP LaserJet 6MP, 
which is an A4-size laser printer, with a HP Laserjet 6MP - Gutenprint v 5.2.3 
print driver. Preview's print settings suggested a reduction of 89%, but I 
forced it to 100%. The resulting print was 148.3 mm wide, which is 89% of the 
original, an 11% reduction!

Reopened the image in PhotoShop and printed to the same printer. at 100% 
scaling. Got a cropping message and ignored it. This image was 164.5 mm wide; a 
1.2% size reduction.

So, the culprit seems to be Preview .0.2 (504)

on 25/10/10 12:34 PM, Curtis Peter at pe...@augold.com.au wrote:

 Hi everyone
 This is not important, so don't go to any trouble to answer. It's just been
 driving me up the wall to solve it!
 I've been trying to copy a DVD cover to make a backup. Using VueScan I scan
 the cover but when it prints it's smaller than the original I've tried
 all
 sorts of settings without success.
 The actual size of the cover give or take is 183mm x 273mm but comes out at
 175mm x 262mm. The original size isn't a proper paper size that I can
 ascertain so can't be set in any way.
 I did try using Image Capture but the computer has ceased seeing my Epson
 Perfection 610, it used to once but doesn't now.
 I know by trial and error I could increase the size when printing which
 would
 solve the actual problem of the cover, or it doesn't really matter if it's a
 bit smaller, but that doesn't solve my curiosity.
 If you have an answer or suggestion, I'd appreciate it.
 Regards
 Peter

Regards,

Ray Forma
Tel +61 (0)8 9335 6568
Mob +61 (0) 428 596938




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Re: Any OS 9 tragics?

2010-10-26 Thread KEVIN Lock


Yours thanks!

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Kev







HI kevin

are they in book form?

i will take them off your hands if still available.

many thanks.

regards
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Re: MacOS 10.6 and appletalk printer

2010-10-26 Thread Ray Forma

To help other users of MacOS 10.6 and later I report on the solution to my 
problem of MacOS 10.6 no longer having the ability to talk AppleTalk to old but 
trusty laser printers. Many thanks to Geoffrey Thomlinson, David Noel, and 
Ronda Brown for steering me in the right direction.

1  I bought the recommended HP LaserDirect 300X print server via eBay from an 
Adelaide supplier, and connected it to my Ethernet network, and to the printer 
via a parallel cable. Found that the print server was made in 1998.

2  Downloaded the manuals for the print server from the HP website.

3  From the installation manual found out how to reset all of the print 
server's settings. The procedure: While holding down the Test button on the 
print server, plug the power module into the print server and continue to hold 
down the Test button for five seconds. All previous configuration settings are 
erased.

4  From the Administrator's Guide found out that the print server generates an 
IP address of 192.0.0.192 two minutes after a reset.

5  Used System Preference/ Print and Fax to set up a HP jetdirect - Socket 
protocol printer with IP address 192.0.0.192 and HP Laserjet 6MP - Gutenprint v 
5.2.3 print driver.

6 Printed a page with images and it worked!

7  Switched off DHCP and set a fixed IP address in the print server, using 
terminal and several arcane instructions as per the Administrator's guide. This 
was recommended to stop the print server from automatically changing IP 
address. Installed a new printer with the relevant IP address. Tried a test 
print. Printer not found. #%*#!

8  Once again reset the print driver, waited two minutes, and used my original 
printer setting. Printing is fine once again. Have switched off and on both 
computer and print driver several times since, and found no DHCP problems. 
Moral of the story; don't bother with step 7 despite what several websites 
advise.

9  You may be interested to know that other computers on my network that use 
MacOS 10.5 and lower are still happily printing to the printer through the new 
print server, using their old AppleTalk settings. No changes needed at any time.

10  After all that I hope that my trusty HP LaserJet 6MP and the print server 
last for another 10 years.

Regards,

Ray Forma
Tel +61 (0)8 9335 6568
Mob +61 (0) 428 596938




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Re: MacOS 10.6 and appletalk printer

2010-10-26 Thread David Noel
Hi Ray --

-- Thanks very much for all the work you put into this, and congratulations
on your final victory! I'm in China at the moment, but I'll certainly try to
emulate your success when I'm back home next month.

Cheers --

David Noel
2010 Oct 26

==

On 26 October 2010 19:13, Ray Forma r...@smartchat.net.au wrote:


 To help other users of MacOS 10.6 and later I report on the solution to my
 problem of MacOS 10.6 no longer having the ability to talk AppleTalk to old
 but trusty laser printers. Many thanks to Geoffrey Thomlinson, David Noel,
 and Ronda Brown for steering me in the right direction.

 1  I bought the recommended HP LaserDirect 300X print server via eBay from
 an Adelaide supplier, and connected it to my Ethernet network, and to the
 printer via a parallel cable. Found that the print server was made in 1998.

 2  Downloaded the manuals for the print server from the HP website.

 3  From the installation manual found out how to reset all of the print
 server's settings. The procedure: While holding down the Test button on the
 print server, plug the power module into the print server and continue to
 hold down the Test button for five seconds. All previous configuration
 settings are erased.

 4  From the Administrator's Guide found out that the print server generates
 an IP address of 192.0.0.192 two minutes after a reset.

 5  Used System Preference/ Print and Fax to set up a HP jetdirect - Socket
 protocol printer with IP address 192.0.0.192 and HP Laserjet 6MP -
 Gutenprint v 5.2.3 print driver.

 6 Printed a page with images and it worked!

 7  Switched off DHCP and set a fixed IP address in the print server, using
 terminal and several arcane instructions as per the Administrator's guide.
 This was recommended to stop the print server from automatically changing IP
 address. Installed a new printer with the relevant IP address. Tried a test
 print. Printer not found. #%*#!

 8  Once again reset the print driver, waited two minutes, and used my
 original printer setting. Printing is fine once again. Have switched off and
 on both computer and print driver several times since, and found no DHCP
 problems. Moral of the story; don't bother with step 7 despite what several
 websites advise.

 9  You may be interested to know that other computers on my network that
 use MacOS 10.5 and lower are still happily printing to the printer through
 the new print server, using their old AppleTalk settings. No changes needed
 at any time.

 10  After all that I hope that my trusty HP LaserJet 6MP and the print
 server last for another 10 years.

 Regards,

 Ray Forma
 Tel +61 (0)8 9335 6568
 Mob +61 (0) 428 596938




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Re: Any OS 9 tragics?

2010-10-26 Thread fajt


I have the Adobe Publishing Collection...manuals, disks etc and I 
need to clear some space.


Anyone still play with OS 9 and could use this package which will 
otherwise go to landfill?


Photoshop, Illustrator. Pagemaker and Acrobat.

regards

Kevin



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