On Fri, 2008-01-04 at 06:41 +0900, John Summerfield wrote: > Ric Moore wrote: > > On Wed, 2008-01-02 at 09:11 +0900, John Summerfield wrote: > >> Ric Moore wrote: > >> > >>> Among the things I wonder about, I wonder how they can sell a cartridge > >>> without noting the amount of fluid the cartridge contains? It would be > >>> nice for costing purposes. A damn can of frozen orange juice has to > >>> list the amount of it's contents. Why not an ink cartridge?? :) Ric > >> http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&c2coff=1&safe=active&q=%22hp+38%22+capacity&btnG=Search > >> > > > > I ran that search on an HP92 and found that the cartridge is good for 175 pages @ 20 bucks!! > > Jeeeeeesus. My Teletype 43 would print several cases of paper before > > even starting to dim. Sure, print quality is hugely better, but not by > > that wide a margin. wayward4now.net will be back up once the satellite > > is installed. Then, I'll pang on some heads. :) Ric > > > How would a photo look printed on your Teletype 43? Ha! I had an NEC SpinWriter that could use a routine to hammer, using the period (.), out a graphic. BANGBANGBANGBANGBANGBANGBANGBANG!! The printer damn near shook itself off the printer table. I forgot that I had a carbon ribbon in it and it ate that up during the process. Cloth ribbons tended to last forever, until you pounded it into submission with periods doing pictures. :) Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net <---down4now too ================================================
