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Software Review of:
Art-Copy
Photocopy utility 

From the October, 2001 issue of PC Alamode Magazine
by Clarke Bird
Most flat-bed scanners come bundled with a “lite” version of photo-editing software or a copy utility which allows the user to make a B&W or color photocopy. My UMAX flatbed scanner came bundled with UMAX Copier and I used it several times each month to make photocopies of invoices and ad payment checks relating to PC Alamode magazine. Over time, apparently the program became corrupted as it would freeze in the process of copying a document. Not only would the program seize, it would freeze any other program that I happened to have open at the time. This quickly became a major irritant. 

I reinstalled the scanner software (including UMAX Copier) which seemed to solve the problem for a couple of months, then it began to exhibit freezing again. I had enough of that mess.

I remember seeing an ad for photocopy software in one of the desktop publishing catalogs that I receive and it took me a while to locate the right publication and find the ad. There it was: Art-Copy 3.0 for $39.95. The description looked similar to the UMAX Copier with all the button functions of an office photocopier.
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Next I did a word search on the Web for Art-Copy and came up with many hits. The first site I clicked on displayed a new version of Art-Copy 5.20 for $59.95 but down at the bottom of the page was a shareware download of version 3.0 — the same version that was advertised in the catalog for $39.95. This was more to my liking.

I downloaded the program to discover that it was a 30-day trial and that I would have to pay $19.95 to activate the program after the trial period was over. I’ve used the copier function of Art-Copy 3.0 several times and I’m pleased with it. And my logic is, $19.95 is $20 less expensive than the catalog price and $40 less than the most current version, so I’m going to write a check for $19.95 at the end of September and keep making copies.

Art-Copy 3.0 can be downloaded.

Clarke Bird