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Subject: [Leica] Walgreen prints
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 20:31:17 -0500
References: <4E8CFDAF.8010904@cox.net>

Yeah, mine got one too!

On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 8:00 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote:

> Lug:
>
> This may possibly be of interest if you have a Walgreen pharmacy nearby.  I
> was there yesterday picking up some blood pressure pills (I can't keep from
> reading the papers), and on the way out I saw in the photo department what
> appeared to be a new Epson 7890.  The clerk there said it was for posters,
> but no one had been "trained" on it yet, but she called their photo tech,
> who showed me around the printer, and it appeared to be loaded with roll
> Epson semi-gloss.  I asked if I could just bring up a thumb drive with a
> print for 20x30" and borders sized to final output at 360ppi, i.e., a big
> honking file, and she said sure.  The cost is $20 for that, or $15 for a
> print on 16x20.  So, I'm thinking, all I have to do is soft-proof for that
> paper and get the operator to hit print at 1440.  I'll let you know how 
> (if)
> it works out.  It is possible it will work for color.   The 7890 also has
> ABW for b&w but that may be asking way too much.  Maybe so if I throw in a
> few bottles of wine on the deal.
>
> Ken
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Regards,

Sonny
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Natchitoches, Louisiana

USA


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