Re: Comparing archival inks

[CDTobie@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/19/99 8:50:58 AM, katfalls@tdi.net writes:

>When the lysonic inks were first introduced for the 1520 I bought the
>printer and the inks. I was told they were archival. I have a print I
>made last spring that is fading already!!!! I feel very betrayed by all
>of this.

It is complicated, and while the criticism that some vendors in their 
enthusiasm have run ahead of the testing, I don't think there has been much 
intentional disinformation. The trick is that all the pieces come from 
different places, so no one outfit is responsible for all of them. So a paper 
can say "archival" on it, and all that means is that the paper it self, not 
an image on it, will last. Or in your case, the inks are archival, but only 
on the right papers... so keep moving forward with it, and check before you 
buy, but don't give up, especially now when things are finally getting ironed 
out!

C. David Tobie
Design Cooperative
CDTobie@designcoop.com
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