REVOLVING CREDIT PROMISSORY NOTE
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$5,000,000        Dated: September 29, 1999


         FOR VALUE  RECEIVED,  the  undersigned,  Unidigital  Inc.,  a  Delaware
corporation  (the  "Borrower"),  HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY to the order of People's
Bank of  California  (the  "Lender") for the account of its  Applicable  Lending
Office (as defined in the Credit Agreement  referred to below) the principal sum
of FIVE MILLION  DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($ 5,000,000)  or, if less,  the aggregate
unpaid  principal amount of the Revolving Credit Advances owing to the Lender by
the  Borrower  pursuant  to the Credit  Agreement,  dated as of May 12, 1999 (as
amended,  supplemented,  restated or otherwise modified, the "Credit Agreement";
terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among the Borrower,
the Lender and certain  other  Lender  Parties  thereto,  Fleet Bank,  N.A.,  as
Initial  Issuing Bank,  Fleet Bank,  N.A.,  as Swing Line Bank,  and Fleet Bank,
N.A., as  Administrative  Agent for the Lender and the other Lender Parties,  on
the Revolving Credit Termination Date.

         The Borrower  further  promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal
amount of each Revolving  Credit Advance from the date of such Revolving  Credit
Advance until such principal  amount is paid in full, at such interest rates and
at such times as are specified in the Credit Agreement.

         Both  principal  and interest are payable in lawful money of the United
States of America to Fleet Bank, N. A., as  Administrative  Agent for the Lender
Parties,  at 1185  Avenue of the  Americas,  New York,  NY  10036,  Account  No.
1510352-03102, Attention: Loan Administration, in same day funds. Each Revolving
Credit Advance owing to the Lender by the Borrower and the maturity thereof, and
all  payments  made on account of  principal  thereof,  shall be recorded by the
Lender and, prior to any transfer  hereof,  endorsed on the grid attached hereto
or any continuation  thereof,  which is part of this Promissory Note;  provided,
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however,  that the failure of such Lender to so record any such  information  or
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any error in so  recording  any such  information  shall not limit or  otherwise
affect  the  obligations  of the  Borrower  hereunder  or under any  other  Loan
Document.

         This  Promissory  Note  is one  of the  Notes  referred  to in,  and is
entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement.  The Credit Agreement,  among
other things,  (i) provides for the making of Revolving  Credit  Advances by the
Lender to the Borrower from time to time in an aggregate amount not to exceed at
any  time  outstanding  the  U.S.  dollar  amount  first  above  mentioned,  the
indebtedness of the Borrower  resulting from each such Revolving  Credit Advance
being  evidenced by this  Promissory  Note,  and (ii)  contains  provisions  for
acceleration  of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events
and also for  prepayments  on account of principal  hereof prior to the maturity
hereof upon the terms and conditions therein  specified.  The obligations of the
Borrower  under this  Promissory  Note,  and the  obligations  of the other Loan


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Parties under the Loan  Documents,  are secured by the Collateral as provided in
the Loan Documents.

         This  Promissory  Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York.

                                               UNIDIGITAL INC.

                                               By: /s/ William E. Dye
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                                                  Name: William E. Dye
                                                  Title: Chief Executive Officer



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               REVOLVING CREDIT ADVANCES AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL
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      Date         Amount of       Amount of        Unpaid          Notation
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                   Revolving     Principal Paid    Principal        Made by
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                 Credit Advance    or Prepaid       Balance
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