[NHCOLL-L:5115] Re: Printing microslide labels

[Doug Yanega]

>Dear SPNHC Cloud
>
>Since my eyes and fingers have lost the acuity of youth, I am 
>investigating options for machine-printing microscope slide labels 
>from our database.  The first vendor I contacted has recommended the 
>Zebra GX430T Printer which is capable of 300 DPI and uses a Xylene 
>resistant ribbon (TC class).  Does anyone have experience with that 
>machine or others they could recommend?  Caveats?

We make all our labels for microscope slides using our database 
itself - FileMaker Pro. We print on glue-backed archival paper using 
our normal HP laserjet. No special printers, no special ribbons, no 
special software.

Peace,
-- 

Doug Yanega        Dept. of Entomology         Entomology Research Museum
Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314        skype: dyanega
phone: (951) 827-4315 (standard disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's)
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         is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82
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