Booth-by-booth preview: what the Seybold editors expect to find at the show.(special supplement on Seybold San Francisco '95)

The sweeping changes that are overtaking the industry are set for another public display on Sept. 26 when Seybold San Francisco will open its doors for a three-day run. Much like the Drupa show in Germany in May, this year's San Francisco event will hardly resemble its immediate predecessor -- only in this case, the most recent show was only a year ago.

As expected, there will be a strong emphasis on the Internet and publishing on the World Wide Web. But the changing tide goes far beyond that as digital printing, digital photography and computer-to-plate operations take a firm foothold.

There will be digital presses from all the major vendors and ctp systems from nearly a dozen. Digital cameras will be everywhere, both new and old. And, perhaps as a sign of the openness of the environment these days, there will be a modern printing press running on the show floor (printing the show daily tabloid newspaper). …