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From: taab5@isuvax.iastate.edu (Marc Barrett)
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Subject: Re: Deskjet Color: Yummy!
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Date: 6 Jun 91 05:54:52 GMT
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In article <16961@helios.TAMU.EDU>, aaf4808@venus.tamu.edu (FORD, ANDREW ALLEN) writes:
>Carl, I have the color kit and a DJ-500. I have some good news...8-)
>
>First the good (with some provisions) : I have not yet used the stuff but
>the brochure sent with it shows some stunning color work. The reason that
>I havent used it is...
>
>Now the bad news: You have to have a program that prints 4-color seps to 
>get any meaningful benefit from the kit. The kit comes with the inks but
>YOU supply the cartridges (I have three: 2 full and 1 half full. Havent
>gotten around to emptying them), 4 in all: red, green, yellow, black. I
>think thats the 4 colors. Finally, when printing, you will have to make
>four seperate passes with the paper so that the color can overlay.

   BTW, you can use PageStream to do the four-color seperated printing.
When I called the company that produces that DeskJet color kit, the
person I talked to specifically mentioned PageStream as the recommended
program to use their ink kit.

>
>Now, somewhere on one of these Amiga SIGs, I heard something about an HP
>color DJ. My bro' works for HP so I am going to talk to him about it.
>
>Andy.     *I have no fancy trailer so sue me!*    Ford.
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