Digital BW, The Print

I have just joined the list and while I am familiar with some of the 
information, some of it is new--or being written in 'code' LOL.  I 
shoot digitally (Olympus E10 and Canon G1)--more than 50% of my 
photos are b/w and I am looking for the 'holy grail' of b/w inkjet 
printing, as someone just recently said.  Currently I am using an 
Epson 875 and 780--have not ventured into the MIS, etc. inks--
primarily because I'm trying to make up my mind as to what to do for 
larger format printing--and as archival as possible at the moment.  
Many of my fellow digital shooters use the 2000p, but it is def. not 
recommended for monochrome printing.  I am currently processing quite 
a bit in duotones--partly to utilize the ability of my printer with 
the normal OEM Epson inks for monochrome, but plan to move on most 
likely.  I'm thinking about buying a refurbbed 1270--sort of as a 
stopgap (knowing that new technology is not far down the road) which 
I can convert to one of these other ink systems.  

My question/post is---how is the best way to catch up with this 
list.  I see no FAQs listed for the list---and starting at 
the 'first' post seems daunting timewise.

Thanks and cheers, Diane