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From: daves@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Dave Scroggins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: HP DeskJet new INK
Message-ID: <9650011@hpcilzb.HP.COM>
Date: 7 Sep 90 17:59:10 GMT
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Organization: HP Design Tech Center - Santa Clara, CA
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>>   I was told by an HP dealer that HP will announce a new
>> ink that will tolerate water better this fall. Sometime
>> between now and Dec.
> David


>This was confirmed in this week's issue of PC Week, along with a review of
>the new Deskjet 500 printer that goes with it. (The new ink does work in

Yep (not yup) it is for real. I saw an ad for it in the local
(San Jose) paper today. The advertised price was $549.00 with
the water resistant ink.

>having none of the smearing problems of the old ink, the new ink allows 
>one to use any good grade of bond paper in the DeskJet instead of being
>limited to special treated papers....  Good news indeed, but then again

Since the first model the DeskJet has used, "any good grade of bond
paper", and has never required any special paper.

The PaintJet DOES need special paper, but that's a "horse of a different
color" (bad pun intended -- sorry though :-) I'm an engineer - not a comic)

DISCLAIMER: I don't work for the part of HP that makes the DeskJet. I just
            use one, and like it.

Dave S.
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