Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Presstek -- Stock of the Decade?? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Pierre Panet-Raymond who wrote (8032)	1/28/1998 4:27:00 PM
From: JFD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11098

Pierre: Do you have any predictions for q4 eps? JFD

To: Pierre Panet-Raymond who wrote (8032)	1/28/1998 5:10:00 PM
From: NEIL MACK	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 11098

Pierre, You State: "Digitek are working hard on developing plate material. It is not easy as demonstrated by PRST's problems with the Gold plate material whichI hear is too prone to scratches in the field." From the Heidelberg DI forum: Posted by James Steiner of Color Graphics on 17 January 1998: In Reply to: Alternative plates for the DI? posted by Hazmi Yusof on 07 January 1998: We have heard nothing more about the Digitek plate. Current plate material we are receiving from Presstek is superb. Don't think we would switch to another new plate as it seems Presstek has finally got it down right. Plate cost, while it could be a little lower, is not enough of a factor for us to change. Pierre, it seems that Presstek has developed their new plate material to the satisfaction of the current printers using the D.I.'s. Scratching problems on DI plate material is no longer a factor unless a new D.I. user is not using proper "house cleaning" process with his press. Suprised to hear that Digitek is still attempting to develop a competing plate. As far as Pearl Gold....The CTP printers forum had a beta site using the Pearl Gold plate report to the group that the plate material is supurb in all regards and final beta testing was progressing very successfuly. I believe your source providing you negative info is incorrect! BTW....Due to the high cost expectations from the development of the Catalina Technology for the new plate production line, I would expect about .14 for 4th quarter results, meanwhile, QMDI installs continue with my estimate installs by January end at around 700 worldwide. Neil

To: Pierre Panet-Raymond who wrote (8032)	1/28/1998 5:48:00 PM
From: E	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 11098

Pierre, you wouldn't happen to know the number of my post reporting on the LHUG conference tapes you were kind enough to send me, would you? I just spent a while clicking around unsuccessfully. But anyway, my recollection is that I reported in that post that somebody (somebody that smelled very like a short to me) brought up "scratching" more than once, but was answered definitively by a printer who called in, said they'd had some scratching until they got a protocol or some such thing and now that they were doing it correctly, no problem; and I believe I also recall that he was nice enough to offer to send the correct procedure to anybody who wanted it! But hey, go ahead, keep talking about scratches.But it doesn't enhance your credibility, I think. In another post I think you offered your psychoanalytical theory about why the longs weren't posting much right now. Being in contact with a few of them, I can tell you that there are times when life is terribly congested (2), or people are ill (2) or are traveling (1), and in every case I know of (5=total I know about personally) regarding "our" frequent long posters, one of those three applies.