Digital BW, The Print

I've had a response from John Pannazo at ColorByte. He states that " 
just because the Epson driver doesn't produce the problem doesn't  mean 
it is not the printer.  The Epson driver uses all 7 inks and this 
problem may exist but is being covered up.  IP is only using a few inks 
and therefore more susceptible to a nozzle clog or flare." Moreover, he 
says that this problem has not surfaced before, and there are many B&W 
photographers using IP that are careful about how the output looks.

It could therefore be a problem with my printer. The trouble is that 
for the next 2-3 months I'll be in Paris and Washington and won't get 
back to Bangkok, where my 7600 is, until about mid-May. John said that 
he'll help me to get to the bottom of this problem.

Mitch/Paris