Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Daniel Staver" 
<daniel@p...> wrote:

> They tried the prefilled cartridge version with Paul's 
> curves and found them straightforward and very easy to use.
> Total verdict 89%. They explained the entire process of 
> loading the different curves and printing the image in
> a few paragraphs (most of the article was pictures). It's
> really not that hard to install a cartridge, load a
> curve and press print, so I certainly don't think this
> is out of reach for the average person or casual user like
> Peter seems to think.

If that turns out to be true then we might (finally) see some 
convergence on a practical easy reliable solution.   More likely 
what will happen is that it will be found to have some problem that 
will discourage all but a small band of loyal adherents - head 
clogging, maybe, or color shifting over time, or something.  So it 
will just be another small sliver of the pie.

This whole thing reminds me of Linux-on-the-desktop.   I'm a 
software engineer and at home I have a heterogeneous OS environment -
Windows and Linux.  FOR YEARS I've been hearing about the next new 
release of Linux on the desktop that will finally break Linux out of 
its geek ghetto and into the mainstream where your mother-in-law and 
dentist and art teacher, who aren't geeks and nerds, will use it 
just like they use Mac's and PC's.    And guess what?  It never 
happens.     Walmart is about to start selling a Linux-based PC and 
once again we're hearing these predictions.   Don't hold your breath.