^^^ Another Xeriod printer to talk to, so Im babbling, sorry
The 6100 publisher is necassary for most on-demand today, so its not going
anywhere. At my last job in PA I used one to print secret doctor and drug
company manuals and research stuff with V.I.P.P., so Im very familier with it.
I just have fond memories of the 135. With just cut & paste I did great
'zines and vinyl catalogues for local musicians in the 90's ! A lot of fun
Sort of like comparing a fixie to a carbon fiber lycra rokkit to me almost .....
Where I am now, they run a Hiedelberg DI which is the most amazing machine
I have ever seen. True 4-color offset in only a little more time than a large MB
rip on a 6100 and the pressman never touches plates or even gets his hands dirty.
It blows the I-Gen away. I believe this technology is where everything is going
to go for color because toner based material cant be folded, perfed
etc, like ink. If you come across one, definately watch the make ready process...
its really cool !
Im just like every other boring old fool you come across though...I learned
printing a few decades ago and beleive the onset of XEROX sort of wrecked it in
that it turned from almost an art form to drivethru McPrinting........
Im am in a print shop bindery now doing all the monotonous stuff. On friday
I interview to be a area repair tech for a digital machine Ive never even
heard of. Depending on how it goes will determine whether we stay in VT or
move souf to where there are some jobs...