Digital BW, The Print

I'll be brief.  First of all, this site has helped me a lot, but all 
I want to understand is... Can I just print an b&w image and NOT be 
a mathmetician?

I am trying really hard to get a grip on all this.  I've got a 1280 
w/Piezotone warm neutrals.  I've been through two cartridge sets and 
on both, the yellow slot was defective.  No sweat, otherwise, the 
images on Epson Archival Matte were really pretty great.  The day my 
last cart ran out, finally the Hahnemühle Photo Rag came.

Anywho, please PLEASE tell me what the following terms stand for:

MIS, CFS, RIP, DMAX.  I've figured out, I think, that CIS 
means "Continuous Ink System".  Is MIS a brand?

I'm seriously considering a CIS for Piezotone Selenium, will the 
Piezo driver achieve ultimate results?  Or do I need to shell out 
another fortune for the Imageprint thingy.  Is Jon Cone suggesting 
this is better than the Piezo driver I just paid $150 for?  Argh.  I 
just want to give the actors I'm shooting a good quality print.  I'm 
so close to going back to film, I don't want to have to spend months 
researching curves, profiles, algorhythms, getting a degree in 
algebra... I just want to select the paper from the Piezo driver and 
go.

Is this possible?  Help me!!! :-)

treadwinkle