**EXHIBIT 10.1**

**EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT**

    This Amendment, dated as of October 13, 1999, is made by and between MEDICAL GRAPHICS CORPORATION, a Minnesota corporation (the "Borrower") and WELLS FARGOBUSINESS CREDIT, INC., a Minnesota corporation (the "Lender").

**Recitals**

    The Borrower and the Lender have entered into a Credit and Security Agreement dated as of March 31, 1997 as amended by a First Amendment to Credit andSecurity Agreement dated as of July 10, 1997, Second Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement dated as of November 12, 1997, Third Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement dated as of March 26,1998, Fourth Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement dated as of August 14, 1998, Fifth Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement dated as of September 10, 1998, Sixth Amendment to Credit andSecurity Agreement dated as of March 25, 1999 and Seventh Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement dated as of June 16, 1999 (as so amended, the "Credit Agreement"). Capitalized terms used in theserecitals have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement unless otherwise specified.

    TheBorrower has requested that certain amendments be made to the Credit Agreement, which the Lender is willing to make pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

    NOW,THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, it is agreed as follows:

    1.*  Defined Terms.*  Capitalized terms used in this Amendment which are defined in the Credit Agreementshall have the same meanings as defined therein, unless otherwise defined herein. In addition, Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended by adding or amending, as the case may be, the followingdefinitions:

    " 'EighthAmendment' means the Eighth Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement by and between the Borrower and the Lender, dated as of October 13, 1999."
    " 'EighthAmendment Effective Date' means the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Paragraph 4 of the Eighth Amendment are either fulfilled or waived bythe Lender."
    " 'MaximumLine' means, unless said amount is reduced pursuant to Section 2.9, in which event it means the amount to which said amount is reduced: (1) from the EighthAmendment Effective Date to and including December 31, 1999, $4,500,000, and (2) from January 1, 2000 and thereafter, $4,100,000."
    " 'OveradvanceComponent' means (a) from June 16, 1999 through December 31, 1999, the lesser of 20% of Eligible Inventory or $500,000, and (b) thereafter, $0."
    " 'RevolvingNote' means the Borrower's revolving promissory note, payable to the order of the Lender in substantially the form of Exhibit A to the Eighth Amendment andany note or notes issued in substitution therefor, as the same may hereafter be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time."

    2.*  No Other Changes.*  Except as explicitly amended by this Amendment, all of the terms and conditions ofthe Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall apply to any advance or letter of credit thereunder.

    3.*  Origination Fee.*  The Borrower shall pay the Lender, in three equal monthly installments, the firstinstallment due on October 31, 1999 and each subsequent installment due on the last day of each month thereafter, a fully earned, non-refundable fee in the amount of $2,400 in consideration of theLender's execution of this Amendment.

    4.*  Conditions Precedent.*  This Amendment shall be effective when the Lender shall have received anexecuted original hereof, together with each of the following, each in substance and form acceptable to the Lender in its sole discretion:

    (a) TheRevolving Note duly executed on behalf of the Borrower.
    (b) ACertificate of the Secretary of the Borrower certifying as to (i) the resolutions of the board of directors of the Borrower approving the execution and deliveryof this Amendment and the Revolving Note, (ii) the fact that the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Borrower, which were certified and delivered to the Lender pursuant to the Certificate ofAuthority of the Borrower's secretary or assistant secretary dated as of March 31, 1997 continue in full force and effect and have not been amended or otherwise modified except as set forth in theCertificate to be delivered, and (iii) certifying that the officers and agents of the Borrower who have been certified to the Lender, pursuant to the Certificate of Authority of the Borrower'ssecretary or assistant secretary dated as of March 31, 1997 as being authorized to sign and to act on behalf of the Borrower continue to be so authorized or setting forth the sample signaturesof each of the officers and agents of the Borrower authorized to execute and deliver this Amendment and all other documents, agreements and certificates on behalf of the Borrower.
    (c) Paymentof the fee described in Paragraph 3.
    (d) Suchother matters as the Lender may require.

    5.*  Representations and Warranties.*  The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lender asfollows:

    (a) TheBorrower has all requisite power and authority to execute this Amendment and the Revolving Note and to perform all of its obligations hereunder, and thisAmendment and the Revolving Note have been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with theirterms.
    (b) Theexecution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment and the Revolving Note have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and donot (i) require any authorization, consent or approval by any governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, (ii) violate any provision of any law,rule or regulation or of any order, writ, injunction or decree presently in effect, having applicability to the Borrower, or the articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Borrower, or (iii) resultin a breach of or constitute a default under any indenture or loan or credit agreement or any other agreement, lease or instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which it or its properties maybe bound or affected.
    (c) Allof the representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement are correct on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of suchdate, except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date.

    6.*  References.*  All references in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement" shall be deemed to refer tothe Credit Agreement as amended hereby; and any and all references in the Security Documents to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

    7.*  No Waiver.*  The execution of this Amendment and acceptance of the Revolving Note and any documentsrelated hereto shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement or breach, default or event of default under any Security Document or other documentheld by the Lender, whether or not known to the Lender and whether or not existing on the date of this Amendment.

    8.*  Release.*  The Borrower hereby absolutely and unconditionally releases and forever discharges theLender, and any and all participants, parent corporations, subsidiary corporations, affiliated corporations, insurers, indemnitors, successors and assigns thereof, together with all of the present andformer directors, officers, agents and employees of any of the foregoing, from any and all claims, demands or causes of action of any kind, nature or description, whether arising in law or equity orupon contract or tort or under any state or federal law or otherwise, which the Borrower has had, now has or has made claim to have against any such person for or by reason of any act, omission,matter, cause or thing whatsoever arising from the beginning of time to and including the date of this Amendment, whether such claims, demands and causes of action are matured or unmatured or known orunknown.

    9.*  Costs and Expenses.*  The Borrower hereby reaffirms its agreement under the Credit Agreement to pay orreimburse the Lender on demand for all costs and expenses incurred by the Lender in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Security Documents and all other documents contemplated thereby, includingwithout limitation all reasonable fees and disbursements of legal counsel. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower specifically agrees to pay all fees and disbursements ofcounsel to the Lender for the services performed by such counsel in connection with the preparation of this Amendment and the documents and instruments incidental hereto. The Borrower hereby agreesthat the Lender may, at any time or from time to time in its sole discretion and without further authorization by the Borrower, make a loan to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement, or apply theproceeds of any loan, for the purpose of paying any such fees, disbursements, costs and expenses and the fee required under paragraph 3 hereof.

    10.*  Miscellaneous.*  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when soexecuted and delivered shall be deemed an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.

    INWITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first written above.