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Article #8982

Re: USPC

#8982
From: Steve Watt
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1990 06:39
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In article <17930@rpp386.cactus.org> woody@rpp386.cactus.org (Woodrow Baker) gurgles:
->In article <1990Feb13.185033.5719@aurora.com>, geof@aurora.com (Geoffrey H. Cooper) scribbles:
->> In article <17922@rpp386.cactus.org> woody@rpp386.cactus.org (Woodrow Baker) gasps:
->> >unfortunatly, QMS had a fight with IMAGEN over ULTRASCRIPT PC. Now they
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->> Actually, UltraScript PC is primarily distributed through a new
->> software distribution channel within QMS.
->>                                               I understand that you
->> can get the product through SoftSell dealers now.  You can also get
->> directly from QMS by calling IMAGEN's number (408 986 9400).  Last I
->> heard, they will sell it direct to customers one at a time.
->> 
->The Laser Connection, is QMS'S sales arm.  In the 5 years that I have been
->a dealer for QMS and The Laser connection, I have never known them to sell
->to end users.  
-[ misc deletions ]
->Imagen told me that I'd have to get USPC from The Laser Connection......
->These people( Imagen), I don't know.
->
->Cheers
->Woody

We recently bought a (singular, one, uno!) copy of USPC from Imagen out on
Walsh & San Tomas Expy in San Jose.  Called them, ordered one will-call, picked
it up on the next day.  (Bought around Jan 20th).

  It appears that Imagen, QMS, SoftSell, and The Laser Connection are all very
confused about which thing anyone is selling.  (Awful & confused sentence...
seems to match the current state of affairs!  :)

-- 
Steve Watt
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Is rm -rf a way to remove high-frequency noise?  (No names mentioned!  :-)
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From: steve@wattres.UUCP (Steve Watt)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: USPC
Keywords: Imagen, UltraScript PC, QMS, SoftSell, The Laser Connection
Message-ID: <421@wattres.UUCP>
Date: 15 Feb 90 06:39:29 GMT
References: <QJJA-1519-5336.20@nasamail> <17904@rpp386.cactus.org> <1990Feb13.185033.5719@aurora.com> <17930@rpp386.cactus.org>
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