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From: nick@hp-sdd.HP.COM (Nick Flor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: HP PaintJet!!!!! was Re: advice on 24-wire *color* dot matrix printers
Message-ID: <923@hp-sdd.HP.COM>
Date: Wed, 5-Aug-87 15:39:50 EDT
Article-I.D.: hp-sdd.923
Posted: Wed Aug  5 15:39:50 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 8-Aug-87 05:30:16 EDT
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Reply-To: nick@hp-sdd.UUCP (Nick Flor)
Organization: Hewlett Packard, San Diego
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In article <1114@gryphon.CTS.COM> richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton) writes:
>
>Question to Nick Flor: What are the inks like in the HP ? Are they water or
>alcohol based ? 
Water based.

> Do you have the exact chemical makeup handy ? 
No, but even if I did, that would be proprietary info.

> Are your reds RED and blues BLUE ? 
No, is anyones?  But I believe we come closer than any comparably
priced printer.

> Any idea if HP inks can be used in another ink jet printer?
No.  We use a disposable ink cartridge.  Very easy to install.  Not
even as messy as the competitors.

>The canons are stil available.
Yes, but what's the point of having a printer that does color if you
can't show off the output?  That's like buying a thermal printer
instead of dot matrix.  Sure the dot matrix output is good, but it's
not 5 times as good as thermal printing.  However, you wouldn't turn
in thermal output to your boss, or for your research paper etc.

Based on your questions, it looks like you have a pretty good understanding 
of ink-jet technology and it's limitations.

I'll send you some output if you want.  Is there any particular picture
on the Amiga that you'd like me to send you for comparison purposes?

Nick
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