Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!att!linac!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!rice!Taffy.rice.edu!jack From: jack@Taffy.rice.edu (Jack W. Howarth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: New Deskwriter Ink Question Message-ID: <1990Nov17.232831.10146@rice.edu> Date: 17 Nov 90 23:28:31 GMT References: <85951@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> <1170006@hp-vcd.HP.COM> Sender: news@rice.edu (News) Organization: Rice University Lines: 18 In article <1170006@hp-vcd.HP.COM> robertt@hp-vcd.HP.COM (Bob Taylor) writes: >The new ink usually provides better PQ than the old, but there are a few >papers on which the new ink is worse (in the study I saw, about 2/3 of the >papers tested got better, with only a couple that got worse). Unfortunately, >most dealers use really lousy paper for their demos. Some quick reccomendations (these are what I use) - Gilbert Bond for good stuff, Xerox 4024 for >everyday use. On both of these, the new ink is better than the old. > >bob taylor >HP Vancouver Bob, What exactly are the best papers to use with the new ink. I really wish HP would send out a newsletter covering this issue, because alot of us don't have the time or money to go out and test hundreds of papers. It would be very nice to have a top ten list of papers to refer to. Cheers... Jack