Digital BW, The Print

Paul, you wrote:


>Philosophically, I'm a Linux-type guy, but without a lot of
technical
expertise, I'm not sure I want to take the time it seems to
require.
Moreover, with one of my goals being to spread the B&W digital
technology,
this just seems to be a hopeless OS route.

I would probably also be a Mac guy if it were just for me.
However, I just
read an article that indicates Mac's world wide market share has
now fallen
to below 2%.  I can't spread this technology when so few outside
the
graphics industry use the platform.<

Ironically, Linux is now at the second place so above Mac. Of
course one could argue that since the introduction of OS X both
should be counted together :-)

>But I still hope someone will offer a good, affordable RIP that
works on
Windows.  I won't be happy until I get control of each jet
individually. <

Yesterday I made the first print on my Epson 9000 with a beta
Gimp-print version running on an Acorn RiscPC/RiscOs. That's the
third OS that runs Gimp-print. Slow processing but excellent
quality. And a very nice GUI as usual in Risc Os. So there should
be hope for a port to Windows.

http://www.mw-software.com/software/gimp-print/gimp-print.html

Would be nice to see a port of Roy's QTR.

Ernst