Re: DECs PrintServer 20

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From: John Aspden
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 1990 13:52

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MY copy of this same DEC brochure looks like it was typeset i.e.>600 dpi.

I believe that it is an example of misleading advertising - not total
dishonesty. The key is on the first page (not the cover) which begins:

THE NEW PrintServer 20
PRINT PREVIEW

Actual examples created with PostScript 
and proofed using the PrintServer 20.


Note the keyword "proofed". However, there are many instances in the 
text where the implication is that the document WAS actually printed
on the PrintServer 20. e.g. The cover, "A DOCUMENT PRODUCED ON THE...",
"it enables you to produce documents of the quality you're seeing and
hold now" (page 1).

When I first saw it I was tempted to send it to the UK Advertising
Standards Authority, though never did (maybe I should....)

If the PrintServer really DID print the copy of this brochure, I'd
recommend it immediately.

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