[PCTECH] Adobe Illustrator

["Bob Cagle" <bcagle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This may be a little off-topic, but our graphic designer has left the
company and management just assumes I know how to do his job, cuz it's
still computers...

I have a layout in Quark Express that I need to send to a vendor.  They
require it in Adobe Illustrator format.  We do not own Illustrator, so I
exported the file from Quark Express to an .EPS format.  The vendor is
able to read the file, but the quality is extremely poor, and they are
asking specifically for the .AI format.

Can anyone tell me how to convert from a Quark Express file to an Adobe
Illustrator file, when you don't have Illustrator???  Are there any
free, or relatively cheap, utilities available on the web?  I have done
some google searches and keep coming up empty.

Bob