Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!milano!uudell!bigtex!texsun!newstop!sun!concertina!fiddler From: fiddler@concertina.Sun.COM (Steve Hix) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: Ink smudging on Deskwriter Message-ID: <135395@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> Date: 9 May 90 16:38:03 GMT References: Sender: news@sun.Eng.Sun.COM Distribution: comp Lines: 24 In article , chet@Advansoft.COM (Chet Wood) writes: > I picked up a sample printout from the Deskwriter at HP's booth at > MacWorld. A few hours later, I rubbed it with my thumb and made a huge > smear. Your thumb was probably slightly damp. At least. > Someone said you can get special paper to get around this > problem. Was HP using the wrong paper to show off their printer??? No. The ink used by the DeskWriter is water soluble. > How do people deal with the smudging problem? 1. Handle output carefully. 2. Wait for HP to release their new non-smudging ink. Rumor has it that the new ink should show up around the end of July. ------------ The only drawback with morning is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day. ------------