Digital BW, The Print

Barry,

Let's not get carried away.  Take a deep breath buddy ;)

> There is no doubt that the promised new product from Cone means that
> all his exsisting Epson owners will be forgotten.

His release says the opposite.  It says that he will be supporting 
EPSON printers.

> It's my assesment
> that Cone is going after a much bigger amateur market with the Canon
> product. Sorry guys, but in reading his media pack I see no positive
> mention of of Epson.

Positive comments of Canon's attributes does not mean he has to give 
equal air time to the positive attributes of the Epson printers.  Where 
did you come up with amateur??  If I had a business and I could expand 
my market I would, wouldn't you.

> Am I wrong but isn't the Cannon a dye based
> product?
So is (was) the epson 1200, the 3000 etc.  That doesn't preclude the 
use of pigment inks like the piezotones.

> Saying that the advantage of his new approach is the
> interchangability of print heads a addmission that the inks clog.
Look through the list.  There is a lot of people who want to use the 
same printer for colour and B/W.  Two heads is a solution not an 
admission.
>
> I personally want to see what MIS are going to do for the 2200, 7600
> and 9600. Surely that is where most of our interests lay?
Yes, it will interesting to see what their solution is.
>
> If MIS UC compatible inks are any good and they can bring out some
> decent B/W inks, I know which product I shall buy.
>
> I have never been much of a lover of Jon Cone, he has made
> statements in the past like the orginal inks did not clog, and the
> Greenies where due to my leaving the printer off for two long. Yeh,
> right!
It sound like you have let this get a little personal.

Many people are/were unhappy with his handling of some issues and the 
(over)hyping of his products.  There are a lot of people who are 
happily using his products with great success.

I think if you look closely at his proposed solution he has attempted 
to answer a number of the issues people have with quadtone printing in 
general and his product specifically.  Let's wait and see how well he 
has done!


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Kevin Gulstene