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Message no. 1
From: The Deb Decker <RJR96326@****.UTULSA.EDU>
Subject: Re: Not Bad
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1993 00:53:32 GMT
>471,000 bytes in the tar file. Figure a final document in the area of
>around 300,000 to 350,000 bytes.

That's ASCII, right? I hate to contemplate the size of it done up proper
in Postscript or similar formats. . .

The blood-curdling laugh of
J Roberson
Message no. 2
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: Not Bad
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1993 00:56:57 -0500
On Wed, 20 Oct 1993 RJR96326@****.utulsa.edu wrote:

> >471,000 bytes in the tar file. Figure a final document in the area of
> >around 300,000 to 350,000 bytes.
>
> That's ASCII, right? I hate to contemplate the size of it done up proper
> in Postscript or similar formats. . .

Oh, yea, that's ascii. Figure 150% for something like a MS Word file
with funky text sizes (which I might do). I dont' do postscript, though,
cuz I have no idea how, and have no PS compat. printer.


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