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From: 1k1mgm@KUHUB.CC.UKANS.EDU (Christopher Gunn)
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Subject: Re: Seiko vs. Tek Phaser color printers?
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Date: 29 Apr 91 18:50:00 GMT
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In article <9104291524.AA00327@crayola.cs.UMD.EDU>, 1k1mgm@KUHUB.CC.UKANS.EDU (Christopher Gunn) writes:
> Any experience out there pro or con re: Seiko ColorPoint PS color
> PostScript printers?  Reviews in Mac rags suggest that it and
> Tek Phaser PX are the best at image/continuous-tone graphics among
> models in the $6K-8K range, and the Tek is about $1.5K more.
> Another problem with the Tek is absense of black in ribbons.

Oops.  I've learned subsequently that Tek has 3, 4 and 1 color
ribbons.  Alleged limitation to Y-M-C was a mistake in the
Mac magazine from which I got the information.

However, a Tek person did tell me that they think you get
better black from Y+M+C than from a separate black pass, at
least for dense renderings.

Sorry for reproducing misinformation.

Kit Gunn, Univ. of Ks.