Digital BW, The Print

Reading what goes on in these lists, the ideas that are brought forth,  
the depth of knowledge and community that is present, is one of the  
more amazing things I've witnessed. Roark, Cone, et all have really  
brought about a revolution in printing even if the broader world  
doesn't recognize it. What I want to see is another level. How can we  
push the technology to combine the incredible advances of Septone with  
HiFi and over-gloss? Is it possible to design a printer system that  
can be extended from 24 to 54 or 64 inches just by buying a longer  
print-rail and head-belt and clipping on body-spacers? Roland, it  
seems, is doing some of this stuff, all-be-it behind a few doors.

How can we build a printer that is modular enough to hook up in chains  
and run live double-sided inkjet?

How can we build a printer system that can accommodate any print-head,  
thermal, piezo, light-emitting (for lightjet, etc), even silver- 
emulsion.

There are so many possibilities out there, but no one standard, open- 
source, starting-place. I think the advanced in ink and software have  
been totally amazing in the past 7 years. But what about hardware? In  
the end, we are at its mercy.

Walker