Digital BW, The Print

Quite the diatribe - 

Just for the record, QTR works very well with OS X, in fact was written
specifically for OS X and moreover is a simple installation and work
flow. Printing from Wintel does require a Linux set up but that is not
particularly difficult either and produces quality results. Considering
that QTR is free for the asking and the author and users are generous
with help, neither QTR nor the author deserve your comments.

I would suggest that you owe Roy Harrington an apology.


On Sat, 2003-11-15 at 15:32, Editor P.O.V. Image Service wrote: 
> My sources had recently told me that Bowhaus has AT LEAST temporarily 
> shelved active development of a Windoze version of IJC/OPM.
> (reportedly 
> at least UNTIL they recoup some of the $ they have invested in initial
> product development - whatever that means). [I've been too busy with 
> movie and election work to post about this until now.]
> 
> With only an OS9 version AFAIK currently available.. one must wonder 
> aloud what the decision-makers at Bowhaus are thinking...  Given both 
> the numbers of Classic Mac OS users migrating to OS X and  the VASTLY 
> larger installed base of WinTel boxes (an order of magnitude) it gives
> one immediate pause to hear this info (confirmed by several industry 
> sources)...
> 
> At least QTR comes in a Linux flavor as well (making an effective 
> near-term OS X port more likely).
> 
> In both cases though (QTR and IJC/OPM) I hate to tell the software 
> vendors/developers this, but I find it EXTREMELY unlikely that they
> will 
> have any product backing
> 
> Looks like for pre 2200 EPSON desktop printers on WinTel boxes, it's 
> "curves" for the foreseeable future if you intend to use varied inks
> and 
> papers (i.e. not be tied by the RIP to specific inksets)..
> 
> Can you say "missed market opportunity?"
> 
> 
> Keith Krebs
> 
> "Just some guy," and caretaker of the Multiverse's largest EPSON
> printer 
> User Community (highly recommended by Vogon Poets and MegaDodo 
> Publications), at:
> 
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EPSON_Printers/
> 
> "For the rest of you out there, the secret is to bang the rocks
> together 
> guys"
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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