Digital BW, The Print

This triggers another line of argumentation to me.

We're all concerned here with high quality archival printing,  something
color ink sets can't achieve to the same level as dedicated B&W inks. 
This was already true without the information below: Epson ABW uses
yellow, no good for an archival print.  The info below could strengthen
that (which should become evident from wilhelm tests, I didn't check).

So with Epson re-monopilizing the cartridges it effectively
re-monopolizes the inks and therefor potentially kills the archival
printing area. This will have a serious impact on our cultural heritage.
Archival B&W prints we're making today will last for more then a
century. B&W images of old are today an invaluable source of information
and enjoyment. Granted, in the digital era there are more means to
deliver information to next generations, but the discs we're archiving
our backups on will not outlive the prints...

As a European I can't address your leaders but you may consider whether
this argument could hold. Presented in the way above it's non-legal and
probably should be cast in a better form. Of course Epson is not
directly after our niche B&W market, but we're affected by the battle in
their core market. Denying archival B&W prints for the generations to
come is an undesirable side-effect of Epson's current battle.

Any good?

Joost




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Jon Cone"
<jon@...> wrote:


>. And the problem with recycling
> an original EPSON Ultrachrome color ink cartridge is the 3% dye EPSON
> indicates they use on their MSDS. Dye prevents us from using water to
> clean their color carts as dye can not be filtered economically from
> waste water.