Digital BW, The Print

Sorry, it seems my post was a bit vague on the 2200.

What I meant is that I am running a 2200 with original Epson inks.  
I'm quite happy with the BW output but I have nothing to compare it 
to.  So I am ordering the MIS inks for my old 1270 collecting dust 
in the closet.  I'd like to see what QTR2 + MIS-FS inks can do in my 
old 1270.

I'm an old hand at Linux so I figured I could get it to work.  I 
will try to document my steps.

-Nick

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Justin 
Florentine <justin@b...> wrote:
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> Martin Wesley wrote:
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> |Justin,
> |
> |That sounds great and I look forward to your info. You appear to 
be an
> |experienced Linux user. For those of us who have never given 
Linux a try,
> |can you point us towards some resources for learning how to do 
the install
> |and set-up or is it self evident when you buy the software? I 
take it Red
> |Hat is your flavor of choice.
> |
> |Also can you give us your opinion as to what is needed in terms 
of hardware
> |for a Linux/QTR2 server. CPU speed, RAM and disk space 
requirements?
> |
> |Thanks,
> |Martin
> 
> 
> A Linux system is not trivial to build or maintain.  I would not 
> recommend it to the un-initiated.  The good news is that there is 
TONS 
> of documentation out there on the net.  Sure, Linux is 
complicated, but 
> there is a huge community of people using  and documenting it.   
As far 
> as flavor of Linux distribution, this is a religious issue.  I've 
used 
> many, but I had RedHat 9 discs at work, so I just grabbed 
them.  :)  
> Mandrake is quite good for beginners also.
> 
> Most installation procedures are pretty straightforward nowadays, 
but 
> you must be ready to tinker under the hood afterwards.  It helps 
to be 
> comfortable using awkward command line interfaces and arcane text 
> editors.  If you're not scared of big ugly config files and 
compiling 
> your own software then you shouldn't have a problem maintaining a 
Linux box.
> 
> $500 will get you more than enough computer to start.  I haven't 
gotten 
> QTR2 running yet, so I can't really asses how resource intensive 
it is.  
> I can't imagine it'd be all that strenuous for a modern PC.  To 
give you 
> an idea, I'm running RH9 on a P2 500mhz w/256MB ram, and a 
smallish 
> harddrive.(10-20 gigs?).  I don't expect any problems.  I also tax 
this 
> machine in other ways (web server and other stuff).
> 
> Can QTR2 be used with the Ultrachrome inks that come with the 2200?
> 
> Nick Pope, can you comment on the MIS carts for the 2200?  I 
wasn't 
> aware replacement carts were out yet.  I'm assuming these are 
refill 
> carts?  I'll be initially using epson ultrachrome carts, but would 
like 
> to be using MIS UT inks asap.
> 
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