Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, C D Tobie <CDTobie@...> wrote:
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> Apparently you have a very tolerant definition of plug and play, if  
> QuadTone RIP or a Continuous Ink System is part of that plug and play  
> system... ;-)

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does the ;-) mean you are joking? Because it is, there is no configuring. At least with the systems I've helped set up, it's a snap. I'm sure there are also systems that are not, but for an initial non system specific question I think that's very fair, and I'm unfamiliar with whatever those more problematic may be.
Additionally, I've had entry level folks print with the OEM inks, outside the scope of this thread, with QTR in minutes. No configuring, in fact I don't even know how to get under the QTR hood any more.
I'll grant you that I'm not experienced with the current generation of CISs, but since the clatter about the hassles seems to have disapeared over the last few years I assume they are working out for people pretty well.

One other thing I will say, to play my own devil's advocate. Some people either can not see the difference in the prints, or are unconcerned with the differences. This poster sounded like he is a fairly serious B&W worker.
Tyler