Not THE "Atmarian" Calendar...;-)
(Wirt, please sign me up for one!)
Rich Trapp <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Consulting for Agilent Technologies, Loveland, Colorado.
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From: Wirt Atmar [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 12:18 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: 2001 Calendar
Because it is now December, it's time to begin taking names again for those
who would like a personalized 24" x 36" wall-sized 2001 Calendar, produced
wholly on an HP3000. I've included a couple of the postings from last year's
list below that explain the process in some detail.
Unfortunately, due to the costs of shipping, we can only ship to addresses
within the United States.
If you received a calendar last year, you're automatically scheduled to get
one again, thus you don't need to ask again. If you did get one, and don't
wish to received one this year, please let us know.
Last year, we sent out about 700 calendars. Because we can only make about
50
of them a day (on a good day), we're going to try and start a little earlier
this year. If you would like one and didn't receive one in the past, don't
hesitate to ask.
Wirt Atmar
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Subject: A millennial calendar
From: Wirt Atmar
Date: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 8:39:18 PM
We're getting ready to produce this year's batch of QueryCalc-inspired and
-produced calendars. If you would like one, and you live in the US,
please e-mail me your name and mailing address.
The calendars are wall-sized (2 feet by 3 feet), large enough to be written
on, with each being personalized by having your name writ large on it. The
calendars are produced wholly on an HP3000 while running in batch, using
only
QueryCalc, drawing the relevant information from an IMAGE database and
printed on a large-format color inkjet HP755CM DesignJet printer that's
networked to the HP3000. This is the same printer that produced "The World's
Largest Poster" a few years ago at Anaheim.
While "suitable-for-framing" may be a bit of an overstatement, many people
do
tell me that they do frame theirs (actually, I do too). If you did want to
frame your copy, the calendar is of the precise size that drops into one of
the inexpensive poster frames you can readily find at most any mall.
If you received a calendar last year, you don't need to ask for one again
this year -- unless you've moved. Otherwise, you're assured of receiving one
again this year. But if you haven't been receiving them in the past and
would
like one, don't hesitate to ask.
Wirt Atmar
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Subject: Re: A millennial calendar
From: Wirt Atmar
Date: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 3:06:52 PM
Let me say that I now know that we should clearly be in the calendar
business
:-). This is the most e-mail I've ever received in one day.
Rather than answer every one of the 500 e-mails individually, please be
assured that we will get your calendar to you as quickly as possible. Due to
the speed of the large-format printer, we can only produce about 50
calendars
a day, so it's going to take close to three weeks to print all requests that
we've received just today, plus we have those that automatically go to our
normal customers.
Let me also answer some of the more commonly asked questions:
(i) Yes, there is no cost to calendar. It's our pleasure to send it to
you. After all, it is advertising for us too, although it is discreet.
(ii) No, it isn't that the calendar doesn't work in Europe, as was
suggested :-), it's simply the cost of transporting it there. We use
surprisingly nice triangular mailing tubes that the US Post Office supplies
us at no cost when we ship Priority Mail (2-3 day delivery for about $3).
Unfortunately, the only way to get these same mailing tubes to Europe is to
use International Global Priority Mail -- and the cost is simply
prohibitive.
Cyberspace tends to make you forget about the cost of real space in an
airplane's cargo bay.
(iii) No, unfortunately, we can't modify the construct of the calendar
for special purposes (attaching logos, images, etc.), simply due to the
numbers involved. Our sincere apologies. The calendars are produced as a
batch job, run on 918, and printed using the same line-drawing
characteristics as if they were an invoice (although looking at it, you'd
never think that). Your name will drawn from an IMAGE database, integrated
with the calendar form and printed to the HP755CM DesignJet printer, with
your name and address simultaneously printed to an HP4000TN printer filled
with Avery Label stock.
When it all works well, it's a pleasure to watch. (It's only when the
DesignJet printer fouls up that you don't want to be in the room :-).
Wirt Atmar
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