Digital BW, The Print

"Noise is a lot LESS of an issue with chromagenics, IME, exactly because
the sharp well-defined grain pattern has been replaced by more diffuse dye
clouds."

Therein lies the rub for me.  The loss of grain structure is a loss of 
one of the qualities of B&W films.  One of the beauties, as it were, is 
the silver.  Dye clouds sounds exotic (I am not making fun).  David said 
enough that I agree with without beating that horse.

BUT, that was not the OP.

TMax "with standard development," still left too many questions. WHAT 
standard developer?  There were many; all with different effects on 
contrast, shadow detail, etc.

Seth