Digital BW, The Print

Joost,

> ... I have never looked much into CIS systems. 
> I got my empty spongeless cartridges from mandev.co.uk.

We have a special problem in the U.S. with our International Trade 
Commission ruling.  When carts were more readily available, I used 
them also.


> > Eboni-6 appears to be incompatible with some modern inks.  
> > Carbon-6  has not been tested with such.  
> > Base compatibility is one of the issues ...


> I'm not sure if I understand you (while understanding the issues of 
> base incompatibility). Ultrachrome inks are compatible with Eboni, 
> and clearly the C-6 mixes are also compatible with Eboni ...
> So my logic would say that Ultrachrome 
> inks have to be compatible with the C-6 set. 

It seems odd, but the base compatibility issue may not work like 
equivalences.  A=B and B=C certainly makes A=C.  However, the 
compatibilities issues, according to what MIS says (coming from Image 
Specialists I believe), may result in A being compatible with B, and 
B being compatible with C, but A not being compatible with C.

In the Eboni-6 situation, the base that is used to dilute Eboni to 
make the more dilute inks is not, apparently, the native base for 
Eboni, although it is compatible with Eboni.  The Eboni-6 dilution 
base, however, is said to be incompatible with the UltraChrome inks, 
and I've seen some evidence of incompatibilities with Glop, the base 
for the MIS UT inks.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com