BG> Keith, at 17:50 on May 27 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> Intel make their own modems (and they're not too bad, either), so I'd
BG> be very surprised if they were flogging RPI modems too. 
BG> Technologically, it's a hell of a retrograde step, and quite
BG> unforgivable IMO.

KR> they called theirs nsp (native signal processing) i think that the modem 
KR> was just the analogue circuits, plus some sort of modulator, the cpu 
KR> providing all the smarts, the protocol, ecc etc. 

 BG> A turd by any other name...  ANY modem which relies on EC in external
 BG> software is a heap of shit IMO (and those of most others, apparently).

i think that the idea is to integrate everything onto the motherboard,
intel are heading that way with their most recent chipset which allows main
memory to be used as the video frame buffer. cheap and nasty!

KR> that the cartridges for my stylus colour were $us32 as against $a90,

BG> Bloody hell, are these the SO20049 colour cartridges which my Stylus
BG> ColorIIs uses, and which I can buy locally for A$48 ?  BTW, have you
BG> tried using refills yet ?  I'm tempted (especially at the price), but
BG> after completly fucking my Canon's print head and purge unit with
BG> non-standard ink, I'm a bit loath to do the same thing to my Epson.

KR> no the stylus colour uses an s020034 black cart and an s020036 colour cart, 
KR> same as the sylus pro.

 BG> Oh good, you had me worried for a moment.  Yours has C-Y-M-B in the
 BG> colour cartridge, while mine is only C-Y-M and relies on a mixture of
 BG> all three to make black (although it does have a separate hi-res black
 BG> printhead as well).

yuk, actually it is known as c-m-y-k, dont ask me why (:
KR> i think that calling your model stylus colour 2 is a bit of a marketing 
KR> exercise as the original stylus colour has more in common with the pro than 
KR> the 2.

 BG> Agreed, although whilst the ColorIIs is almost identical in appearance
 BG> to the Stylus 820 with colour kit, it has extended its resolution to
 BG> 720dpi (like the Color II), and reproduces colour photos superbly (on
 BG> coated paper, of course).  Sort of an in-between model, I guess.

the coated paper makes a hell of a difference to the contrast, expensive though ):

KR> i haven't tried refilling, i have thought about it, there is a mob from 
KR> noosa that advertise in apc, but so far i have got all i need from the usa 
KR> at an acceptable price.

 BG> The Epson fellow told me on the quiet that although 3rd party ink
 BG> refills probably won't damage the printheads, the colours may not
 BG> precisely match theirs, causing "poor" output.  But at $2.50 per
 BG> refill, who really cares?

i could believe that, i'll only go for colour refills as a last resort. on
average, someone that i know would be going to the us every month or so, i
am also hoping to get another trip in the next six months as well.

                            keith
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