Re: Fantasy Epson

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Ah, David;

What the heck, if you are going to dream, dream BIG!  Wonderful stuff, how
about adding variable dot size with selectable range of sizes and flawless
paper handling?

Any other ideas out there?

Jack

At 07:32 PM 6/27/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Here's the next printer I want to buy (or have donated to me by Epson for 
>testing):
>
>1. Big enough to handle 34"-wide sheets of watercolor paper, but not too big 
>to fit in my house, like the 9000 or the Roland HiFi are.
>
>2. Most parts user-interchangeable and easily accessible. Modular 
>construction would allow repairs and upgrading in the future. Epson would 
>publish repair manuals and provide tech support for routine maintainance.
>
>3. User-replaceable print heads, with routines for easy calibration. The 
>printer could be set up with either four or six ink colors depending on the 
>type of work being done; different ink sets and dot sizes could be selected. 
>Options would include using one head for an anti-UV fixative spray, or using 
>two or more heads for blacks. (How about having quadtone and four-color 
>printing available at the same time?) Unmounted heads could be easily cleaned.
>
>4. Memory on board to relieve the computer of most spooling chores. 
>
>5. Compact bulk ink feeding, with accurate ink-level monitor and warnings. No 
>more cartridges--just pour some more ink into the reservoirs.
>
>6. Printer driver with the ability to control all aspects of printer. For 
>instance, I could specify how heavily the ink would be applied, or black 
>replacement. 
>
>7. Colorsync plus. The driver would accept ICC profiles, but would then also 
>be able to add its own instructions for the printer. In other words, a 
>generic profile could be used, with additional tweaks being added in the 
>driver by me. In effect, the printer would be able to customize profiles. 
>(Once you saved the driver tweaks, they could be applied in a dropdown menu 
>or, better yet, be stored in a new, combined profile.)
>
>8. Rock-solid construction, rapid printing. Five year warranty.
>
>I could add a few more things, but I don't want to get greedy.......  --David 
>Stock
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