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From: jcc@ut-emx.UUCP (J. Chris Cooley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Seeking Confirmation (LW carts)
Message-ID: <1912@ut-emx.UUCP>
Date: 28 Apr 88 19:49:30 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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Posted: Thu Apr 28 14:49:30 1988

Recently I read in an rumor article that Canon has begun sabotage on their
own toner cartridges in order to stop users from refilling them.  The 
article states that the toner contains abrasive particles that don't damage
the cartridge or affect the output the first time around, but they wear
out the cartridge enough to make them unrefillable.

Can someone confirm this or deny it?

Thanks. 

					--chris

P.S.  The article is Spencer F. Katt, April 26, 1988 PC Week.