The Click Of Convenience

"You really have to put a lot out there to get a little back," he says. But Kane is not discouraged. Although very slow at first, system usage is picking up. Eventually, says Kane, the ivory tower old-timers will warm to the new technology.

Fortunately, he explains, the PagePath system is designed for this trend. The software is inexpensive, and the fee for using PagePath's server is charged in proportion to the volume of usage coming into the Temple in-plant. So when the first few intrepid users logged on to the system, duplicating services was charged $3 per day, with $7 charged for each new user. As preset user-volume thresholds are crossed, the per diem increases.