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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Stupid newbie questions/old cars vs ink printing

2003-05-15 by Barry Kelsall

> The analogy with old English cars goes much too far.  Nothing I have
> encountered in trying to print B&W digitally compares to trying to
> keep a 1953 MGTD running. In all of my trials and tribulations in
> front of my computer, I have never been stuck on a dark country road
> late at night with a broken axle or any of the 100 other things that
> constantly stopped working at the worst possible time.
>
> Steve


lol

OK, maybe this almost comes close - how about 100 prints due in 3 days, &
printer #1 develops the dreaded bacterial ink curdle (expired shelf life) &
printer #2 decides to start vertical banding.

You got oil on your hands, I got ink on my hands...

-BK

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