From: "Chris Robinson" 

Frank Haber wrote:

> I like that "no install, no CPU on the client beyond printing to some
> PS printer on FILE:."  Questions, though:
>
> 1. How much is just distiller?  Per-seat fees?  Can you buy it without
> PageMaker, etc.?
>
> 2. Is .PDF really clean enough for a Lino?  I guess it eliminates
> arguments over, "who sent the fonts, and who touched the .PM6 file
> and messed up the {insert random screwup}?"  You ought to know -
> catalogs are full of agate type, etc.
>
> 3. Photos and drawings are wrapped right in the PDF?  No BS with "FPO"
> versions of files, and, "where's the real TIFF?"

This is why I use the app I posted.  When I looked into it, Distiller was
going to be around œ5000 for 100 users or something - v.expensive.

You can also use a Linux PC in a similar manner to Geo's set up. Distiller
was where I got the idea from for the image compression "Inbox"
and "Outbox" I use.

Just set up two shares on a Linux box and then have a script that checks
the Inbox periodically (every 1min or something), and runs the
"pstopdf" tool.

Chris.

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