Forwarded for David Merit (sent to owner-hp3000-l)...
 
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Date: Thu, 24 Aug 95 10:43:38 pst
From: "MERIT, David" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re[3]: Pocket Guide
 
     Thanks for the nice words, Gavin.
 
     Speaking for ORBiT, we'd gladly update, revamp, and reprint the Pocket
     Guides we've produced in past years but have not done so due to the
     high costs involved.  Besides the several hundred dollars of
     preparation (updating, typesetting, etc.), we've got several thousand
     dollars in printing charges and then hundreds more in shipping to our
     offices.
 
     We've been told by a number of people (including in Toronto) that
     they'd gladly pay for the guides but we are unable to pass along our
     costs because the material is copyrighted by HP.
 
     Perhaps if there were enough interest, we could charge an inflated
     shipping/handling cost that would cover the cost of the guides
     themselves.  If anyone has ideas about how we can defray our costs and
     provide current Pocket Guides to the MPE user community, we'd love to
     hear them.
 
     David Merit
 
[copy of original from Gavin snipped by Jeff]