Digital BW, The Print

Thanks for the tips.  Note that Im talking about the photo 900, not
the color 900.  If the 1280 could print to thick stck, and directly
onto printable CDs I'd buy one in a second.

Iguess I'm stuck with what I have :(

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Sam McCandless
<samcc@v...> wrote:
> >Mike,
> >
> >I don't know if the 900 uses the same basic driver as the 1280 or 1290.
> >Epson typically has smaller versions of the 13" printers that do,
indeed,
> >work with the same curves as the larger models.
> 
> My 900 died almost two years ago, but I still miss it. My impression 
> is that it's more like the 1160 than like the 1280 and 1290, but I'm 
> not sure what the implications of that would be for the drivers.
> 
> 
> >The curves are printer specific, however, and mixing your own
inkset and
> >writing curves is not a trivial matter.  You'd probably save money
in the
> >long run by getting a printer that is supported for the inkset you
want to
> >use.
> >
> >Paul
> >http://www.PaulRoark.com
> 
> My remembrance is that the the 980 was (is?) supported for the 
> original Piezography inkset, and the 980 was, I believe, the direct 
> descendant of the 900 - basically just faster. But I never heard 
> anyone say that the Piezo' driver for the 980 could be made to work 
> for the 900.
> 
> Mike might want to consider trying black-only B&W printing on his 
> 900, but I haven't any cartridge suggestions for him.
> 
> Sam