Re: PhotoFUN

[Don Chaps <dchaps@xxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 18 Dec 1995 lasmart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>           My friend just got a sample pic and literature for the Fargo
>           PhotoFUN. YOW! It makes 4x5" photoprints from your computer
>           that are indistinguishable from regular ol' 35mm prints.
>           Combine this with a Snappy/Scanner and image processing
>           software and you could do your own trick stereo prints. It's
>           only $400 or so (of course, you could just wait until the
>           lenticular printers come down that much!)
> 
>           LS
> 
> 
        I regularly use its big brother the primera pro. It will do up to 
8.5 x 14 in dye sub 600 x 300 dpi. I have some test rolls of Realist 
format and twin 35mm out at Kodak and private PhotoCD service agencies. I 
normally use the Primera Pro with photoCDs and to proof printing. 
        My plan is to do Q-Vue and ViewMagic format prints from PhotoCDs. 
I'm bringing a new product to market in the next few weeks. I'll be 
working long hours, cursing in every language I know, drinking heavily, 
and watch my wife weigh the relative merits of murder versus divorce.
        If I survive that, and if history is indeed precursor of the future, 
I'll return to my Dr Jeckyl personna after the first of the year. I'll be 
glad to report to the list the 3d photoCD results. I'll probably be happy 
to send you Primera Pro output. If you wanted a coffee mug, or a T shirt 
or a 4x6 to 8.5x14 print or any of the other wonderful stuff the Primera 
will do, I'll probably be happy to get your files and print them for the 
cost of materials.
        I don't want to do this for a profit, just to help you decide if you 
want or need the printer. If I get swamped with too many requests I'll 
most likely grow a beard, curse at you in Lithuanian, change my email 
address, and only sign on from my kayak in the middle of San Francisco 
Bay.
        And my wife. She's been through this before. She's in the kitchen 
now, humming Wagner, and sharpening the knives.
        But    don't let that discourage you. Point your web browser at 
www.fargo.com and let me know if I can help you.

Don
dchaps@xxxxxxx


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