Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "maracaholics 
<maracaholics@y...>" <maracaholics@y...> wrote:
> 
> "just so their printer can produce a half-decent black-and-white" --
 
> 
> That statement is off-base. The whole point of the Epson RIP is to 
> allow graphic designers (not photographers) to print brochure proofs
 
. . . etc.

No $#!+, Sherlock!  That is exactly my point!!
Which was that Epson is a strange and eccentric company
and the example I was using was that they apparently know
perfectly well how to make the Epson 2200 make decent
metamerism-free black and white prints, but instead of 
shipping that capability with the printer they bury it
in a totally irelevant and disconnected product, which
as you correctly point out, is not even designed for 
the purpose!

Suppose you bought a pickup truck for your ranch in Texas,
where it gets hot.  And suppose you wanted factory air,
but the manufacturer said that the only way to get A/C 
with this truck was to buy the special boat-towing 
package that includes a special boat-mount, heavy-duty 
winch, reinforced suspension and intercooler.  Wouldn't
that seem weird?   You're absolutely right that the
ability to print in black and white has NOTHING to do 
with why anyone would normally buy a RIP.   So how
come Epson didn't built the ability into their regular
driver?