Forwarded for David Merit (sent to owner-hp3000-l)... ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- 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]