Digital BW, The Print

> Is the Selenium PiezoTone ink set still on schedule for a July 
release?

While I'm probably not the most qualified source - my conversations 
lead me to believe that they should be ready. It's not an easy task 
to introduce a new product - we're in the process of preparing for 
and announcing a couple of new CIS products - it's a time consuming 
affair. I believe from our experiences that the July release will 
hold, but look for solid availability in August.
 
> Are we likely to see a paper profile in the Piezo driver for 
Eclipse Satin
> soon? You would seem to be in a good position to know as both a 
Piezo and
> Eclipse distributor. This paper seems to be gaining an ever growing
> following and a Piezo profile would be most helpful.

Good Question! You would think I could be in a position to make 
something happen, but I've emailed Jon Cone a couple of times 
offering to provide the paper and any other resources necessary, but 
have gotten little response. Perhaps an outpouring from more people 
will do the trick!

> How long a lag do you think there will be between the 2200 series 
printers
> hitting the market and an aftermarket CIS becoming available, 
realizing that
> this will depend upon the engineering time for the cartridge chip 
and not
> just the plastic moldings for the bodies?

It is going to take a while (6 months to 1 year), because the chips 
are a LOT more complex than the last ones. I know of at least 2 
people already hard at work on them, but it doesn't sound like they 
are making much progress as of yet. The real solution would be to 
find a way to just bypass them altogether. Epson is trying really 
hard to prevent the use of 3rd party products! The idea of 7 carts is 
as much a tool to prevent an affordable aftermarket solution as it is 
a "convenience" to the customer. 

"Clear as Mud"

Gregory Schern
Inkjet Goodies - Photographic and Fine Art Inkjet Supplies
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