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Re: Re: What's Santa going to bring you?



Why Not ?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 10:49 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: What's Santa going to bring you?


> Right then!
>
> Would either of you please care to tell me how to say:
>
> "My Hovercraft is full of eels" in Dutch?? (don't ask!)
>
> preferably with a phonetic pronunciation version as well...
>
> Thanks!
>
> Paul G.
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Quinten Uijldert"
<quinten.uijldert@xxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: What's Santa going to bring you?
> >Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 21:02:47 +0100
> >
> >Oi! Nothing wrong with Holland :D
> >
> >Hoe gaat het ermee?
> >
> >Q.
> >
> >On Wed, 26 Sep 2001 21:44:35 +0200
> >  "Andy Powell" <ukha@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > Holland :(
> > >
> > > Andy
> > >
> > > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********
> > >
> > > On 26/09/01 at 18:47 Phil Harris wrote:
> > >
> > > >Where are you based Andy?
> > > >
> > > >Phil
> > > >
> > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > >> From: Andy Powell [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
> > > >> Sent: 25 September 2001 20:27
> > > >> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > >> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: What's Santa going to
bring
> > > you?
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On 24/09/01 at 17:31 Phil Harris wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> >The 1290 is a cracking printer ... I have one
that I
> > > use only for photo
> > > >> >prints.
> > > >>
> > > >> Yep, that's what I want it for. I went to the
camera
> > > shop on
> > > >> Saturday to pick up some prints from my digital
camera
> > > (they do
> > > >> it on proper photo paper) the standard sized are
great
> > > but what
> > > >> really blew me away was the when I got my A4 ones!
Out
> > > f*$k%^g
> > > >> standing, I really mean it they look as good (to
me)
> > > as *any*
> > > >> photo and a lot better than APS, which is grainy
poo,
> > > to Boot!
> > > >>
> > > >> (these are my personal opinions only, I'm fully
aware
> > > that 'real'
> > > >> photo quality is actually better - but I can't tell
> > > the
> > > >> difference so to all intents and porpoises (down
> > > flipper down)
> > > >> they are the same to me)
> > > >>
> > > >> There are two big problems with getting it done in
a
> > > proper photo
> > > >> shop though. first is cost (A4 @ 8.45 NLG ~ = 2.41
GBP
> > > each!!!)
> > > >> and the fact that they obviously don't use any sort
of
> > > >> intelligence when it comes to cutting them to
size...
> > > I've
> > > >> attempted to fix this problem buy enlarging the
canvas
> > > in
> > > >> Paintshop Pro and then sending them the picture
(with
> > > some 'white
> > > >> space' around the image) hopefully when I get them
> > > back they'll
> > > >> have the whole picture, and if I'm a little unlucky
a
> > > little bit
> > > >> of white around the edges...
> > > >>
> > > >> I've not seen much real output on this printer, so
any
> > > info would
> > > >> be great, because of the cost, delay and the
'cutting
> > > peoles
> > > >> heads off' thing I'm really tempted to do this.
Plus
> > > the wife is
> > > >> very interested in doing it ourselves. i suppose if
> > > the output is
> > > >> good enough then even if it's a little more
expensive
> > > the fact
> > > >> that it can be done there and then, and I can
adjust
> > > what/who
> > > >> gets cut off then it'd be better.
> > > >>
> > > >> The ultimate question is can you tell at A4 the
> > > difference
> > > >> between a 1290 version and one done in a photo shop
> > > (apart from
> > > >> the paper of course)
> > > >>
> > > >> Andy
> > > >>
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> Homevision (No chance)
> > > >> >> Pronto Pro (yeah right)
> > > >> >> Bigger TV (Plasma??) minimum 32in (even
less of a
> > > chance!)
> > > >> >> Epson 1290 colour printer (distinct
possibility)
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> Andy
> > > >> >>
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Tag-it! v2.0 (c) Andy Powell 1998
> > >
> > > Soylent Green is made out of Tribbles!
> > >
> > >
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