The 1290 can be, and is, being adapted for CIS. I am ordering one in Australia and will later have No More Carts system fitted by arrangement with retailer.
Kevin. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Carlson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 2:54 PM Subject: [filmscanners] Re: OT: Quad-black inks/Epson ink usage > If, as I believe, the Epson 1290 is similar or the same as the 1280 in the > US, it is a six color printer with a cartridge that has a chip on it. If I > am correct, the 1290 will not be able to be adapted to a quad ink set for > black and white prints. I used to follow the Epson printer list referenced > by Tony and at that time, most of the black and white printers (the people > not the machines) were using the Epson 1160 or 1200 printers and going with > the piezo system developed by Jon Cone and available from a company called > "No More Carts". If I wanted to go that route, I would contact Jon Cone > and/or No More Carts and get their recommendation regarding which printer > (machine) is the best current option. Hope this is helpful. No More Carts > and probably Jon Cone as well should have a web site. > Regards, Ron Carlson > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.313 / Virus Database: 174 - Release Date: 2/01/2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
