Digital BW, The Print

Hello!  I've been lurking here for a while.  Now, of course, I have a 
question.  I recently got an Epson 1280.  I've been searching this group 
and the Web for discussion of the MIS inks.  There is a lot out there, some 
of it obsolete... :-)   But I didn't find an up-to-date FAQ.

So, I'd like to know what to purchase to start off in hextone B&W 
printing.  I don't want to commit to a continuous inking system yet.  Do 
ready-made cartridges exist for the 1280, or do I have to buy empty 
cartridges, ink, and chip-deceiving software?  And where are good places to 
get this stuff?  I've seen www.inksupply.com.

I understand about the false color curves for the quad/hextone inks (in 
fact, I was one of the people who persuaded the author of Picture Window 
Pro to support ACV curves).  I've tried using Epson black ink alone, which 
is a little too "dotty," though astonishingly good at first glance.

Also, does anyone have settings for the Epson driver so I can use the 
supplied Epson color inks in the meantime?  I've been printing on Epson 
Heavyweight Matte, and my light grays are purplish.

Thanks!
--Peter Klein
Seattle, WA