Digital BW, The Print

Roy:  2 questions about QuadTone RIP, given that I really haven't looked into 
it for over a year: (a) does it currently support the 9600?  I'm not clear on this 
b/c the dowload comes with Epson 2200 profiles and I don't see any for the 
9600, but I thought I recalled you saying that it does support the 9600. (b) 
does  (or could) QTR have page layout features currently?

The reason I ask is because I am more than happy w. color output for the 
4000 and the 9600 w. the Epson drivers and profiles and therefore don't need 
ImagePrint's color profiles.  Where I'm looking for a solution is for B&W.  If QTR 
supports a wide range of paper for the 9600, then I;ve got that problem solved 
and don't need ImagePrint.  But the (only) other feature of ImagePrint that I'm 
interested in is the page layout capability so that I can (1) lay out multiple 
images (color and B&W) on a 44 inch wide sheet of paper and (2) print longer 
than 90 inches.  (If anyone knows of a way to do this and still retain all my 
color management options, please let me know.  Is Adobe Illustrator a 
solution to the page layout and maximum length issues?  Does Illustrator let 
you pick your paper profiles like Photoshop does?)

(Qimage is not a solution for me for the page layout issues b/c I run a Mac and 
don't want to have to switch over to Virtual PC to print)