8-K

                               UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C. 20549


                                 FORM 8-K


                              CURRENT REPORT


                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                    THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): December 11, 2000


                                 PRINTWARE, INC.
_____________________________________________________________________________
            (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

         Minnesota                   000-20729            41-1522267
_____________________________        ___________          ___________________

 (State or other jurisdiction        (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)              File Number)         Identification No.)


1270 Eagan Industrial Road, St. Paul, MN  55121
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(Address of principal executive offices)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (651) 456-1400

Item 5.  Other Events

The Company has reached an agreement with Thomas W. Petschauer, the Company's
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Mr. Petschauer to
resign effective January 30, 2001. The Company plans to accrue and charge to
operations an amount approximately equal to the payment which would have been
due Mr. Petschauer under his change in control severance agreement to cover
anticipated severance payments to Mr. Petschauer. The press release
describing Mr. Petschauer's resignation is filed herein as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Form 8-K.

The Company has amended the terms of a consulting contract between Printware
and Stanley Goldberg, a current director of the Company, and his business
development firm Goldmark Advisors. This contract is filed herein as Exhibit
99.2 to this Form 8-K.


Exhibits

    Exhibit 99.1 Press Release regarding change in Management

    Exhibit 99.2 Amendment to consulting contract with a director

                                 SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                 PRINTWARE, INC.
                                 Registrant


Dated: December 11, 2000         By  /s/ Daniel A. Baker
                                 _______________________

                                 Daniel A. Baker
                                 President and Chief Executive Officer
                                 (Principal Executive Officer)

EX-99

For immediate release

Printware, Inc.
1270 Eagan Industrial Rd.
St. Paul, MN  55121
http://PrintwareInc.com

CONTACT: Daniel A. Baker, Printware, Inc., (651) 456-1454

                       Printware, Inc. CFO to Resign

     ST. PAUL, MINN., December 11, 2000--Printware, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: PRTW)
announced that it has reached an agreement with Thomas W. Petschauer, the
Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, for Mr.
Petschauer to resign effective January 30, 2001.

President and Chief Executive Officer Daniel A. Baker, Ph.D. commented, "All
of us at Printware appreciate Tom's many contributions to Printware since
its founding. We wish him well; he will be missed."

      The Company plans to accrue and charge to operations an amount
approximately equal to the payment which would have been due Mr. Petschauer
under his change in control severance agreement to cover anticipated
severance payments to Mr. Petschauer.

      Printware, Inc. designs, builds, and markets "computer-to-plate"
systems, which are used by the printing industry to create printing plates
directly from computers or the Internet. Computer-to-plate systems replace
the traditional platemaking process of typesetting, proofing, paste-up,
camera work, and processing film.

     Statements made in this release concerning the Company's or management's
intentions, expectations, or predictions about future results or events are
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are necessarily subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary from stated
expectations, and such variations could be material and adverse. Additional
information concerning the factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the Company's current expectations is contained in the
Company's SEC filings.

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EX-99

                   ENGAGEMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Printware, Inc. ("Printware" or the
"Company") entered into a certain agreement for consulting services with
Goldmark Advisors, LLC ("Goldmark") dated July 27, 2000 (the "Agreement"), a
copy of which is attached.

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Printware wishes to expand the
responsibilities of Goldmark beyond the scope of the Agreement to include (a)
increased management involvement, (b) evaluation and possible sale of
Printware's direct finance leases and (c) assistance with the possible sale
or merger of Printware.

WHEREAS, Goldmark is willing to perform such expanded responsibilities for
fees mutually agreed to by the parties to this Engagement Agreement
Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that parties to this Engagement Agreement
Amendment hereby agree to amend the provisions on page 2 of the Agreement
relating to fees for services as follows:

"After October 31, 2000

1. A retainer fee of $20,000 per month payable as follows:

- - $20,000 per month on November 1, 2000 and $20,000 on the first day of each
month thereafter

2. Warrants to purchase shares of the Company's common stock, exercisable at
the market value of such common stock on the warrant issuance dates, issued
to Goldmark at the rate of 10,000 warrants per month beginning on November 1,
2000 and on the first day of each month thereafter.  The warrants shall be
immediately 100% vested.  The warrant agreement terms would be five (5) years
in duration and their provisions would contain all applicable rights and
privileges relating to dilution.

3. All reasonable out-of-pocket expenses reimbursed semi-monthly.


"Other

1. Goldmark shall be paid a cash success fee equal to 1% of the gross
proceeds received by the Company upon the sale to third parties of
Printware's direct financing leases.

Such success fee shall be paid to Goldmark within five (5) days of the sale
or sales of such leases.

2. In the event the assets, the business or stock of Printware are sold to a
third party, including the managers of Printware, Goldmark shall be paid a
cash success fee equal to 3% of the gross sale proceeds (gross sale proceeds
may include but shall not limited to proceeds received in the form of cash,
notes, purchaser's equity or exchanges of non-cash assets) if such assets,
business or stock of Printware are sold without the assistance of an
investment banking firm engaged by Printware.

If such abovedescribed sale is accomplished with the assistance of an
investment banking firm engaged by Printware, the cash success fee payable to
Goldmark shall be equal to 1 1/2% of the gross sale proceeds (gross sale
proceeds may include but shall not limited to proceeds received in the form
of cash, notes, purchaser's equity or exchanges of non-cash assets).

Such success fee shall be paid to Goldmark within five (5) days of the sale
or sales of such assets, business or stock of Printware.

3. In the event Printware concludes either of the transactions outlined in
provisions 1. or 2. of this "Other" section within twelve months of the
termination of Goldmark's engagement with the Company, to the extent that
Goldmark identified or communicated with such purchasers during the term of
Goldmark's engagement with Printware, Goldmark shall continue to be entitled
to the success fees noted above.

All other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged.

Agreed to by:

Goldmark Advisors, LLC                               Printware Inc.

By:   /s/Stanley Goldberg                            By:   /s/Gary Kohler
      ________________________                       ________________________
      Stanley Goldberg                                     Gary Kohler
Its:  Managing Partner                               Its:  Chairman

                                                     Date: 10/30/00