Digital BW, The Print

> >>NTFS  IS 1000% pointless for SCRATCH/PAGE/SWAP disks.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Well, not entirely...the fact that FAT is so fragile, and can be easily
> >damaged may cause you to have to spend time rebuilding the disk
> etc.  With
> >NTFS, you are far far far less likely to have to waste time
> rebuilding your
> >disk.
> >
> >
>
> WRONG your page or swap disk should ONLY have one file on it..  The
> Page/swap/or scratch file that's it..  I've never had to rebuild a
> scratch/page or swap disk..

Keith, come on.  What I said is NOT wrong.  Because YOU haven't had problems
doesn't mean others haven't.  It's a simple FACT, like it or not, NTFS IS
more robust than FAT...FACT.  No matter how many files are on it, it CAN get
corrupted.

I AGREE that running the page/scratch/swap disk on it's own partition,
that's not what I'm disagreeing with you on, and has no bearing on the
unreliability of FAT.

> >>Using a single file sytem is as brain dead...
> >
> >Why?
> >
> BECAUSE, each file system has inherent strengths and weaknesses..

That's true, but that doesn't mean it's "brain dead".  I agree that using
different partitions is a good thing, or in fact, different hard disks...but
FAT is unreliable and a waste of time, IMO...and I would never consider
using it again.  I've had to rebuild many FAT disks until I switched to NT,
and have had little file system trouble since.

> Just as with film choice, one COULD,  simply shoot Kodak all-in-one any
> iso color negative film.. Scan it, make B&W images, make transparencies
> from a film recorder etc..  However, differing emulsions are more suited
> or efficient at some tasks..

That's an entirely different issue.

> Austin, you really have a production engineer's view of things..
>  Photography is "realism"..

I NEVER said photography is realism.  I said it can be a realistic
representation of reality.  They are two different things.

> Now, "why not just use whatever the
> manufacturer trumpets as the best file system?"...  I assume you use
> other than OEM inks and media?

I use Piezo inks, and only EHWM for my B&W work.  I don't do any color work,
but I do use Epson inks for my color printers.  No need to use any others,
they work just fine.

> You don't simply accept that the OEM's
> representations are correct, do you?

No, of course not...but I use what works for me.

> If so, I have some EPSON OEM 1270
> 25 year archival ink cartridges to sell you..

What I print on my 1270 isn't archival, so make me a good offer ;-)

> Or do you just enjoy playing the "constant devil's advocate"?

When I comment on things, it has nothing to do with playing devil's
advocate.  I speak my mind, and typically, with issues like this, it's from
a lot of personal experience.

Regards,

Austin