----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Jim, You might take a look at the brand new hot of the assembly like Epson color ink jet printers which can print color images at a resolution of 1440 dpi. There are two models, the Stylus Color 600 and the Stylus Color 800 they run about $300 and $450 respectively. I'm sure at these resolutions the color printing time per page is S...L...O...W but you get a great image for alot less than a color plotter or color laser printer. Good luck, Keene M. Haywood Department of Geography, Graduate Program University of Texas at Austin