Sam: I don't know. Pigmented inks are reported to have a very long life. The HP pigmented inks are rated at 100 years with archival paper. Internal testing has shown that the inks on archival paper are now over 10 years. The Generation Micro Bright Pigmented Inks and archival paper is now being tested by an independent third party testing lab. It is hoped that some preliminary test results will be released around the first of the year. This is with the standard black ink, not the blacker black ink. I keep you posted when I get an official report. Jim Davis mailto:jarthurdavis@earthlink.net "Sam A. McCandless" wrote: > > Jim Davis wrote: > > > The blacker black ink from MediaStreet.com has a minor problem. Due > >to the extenders that are > >needed to make it blacker you will loose 20 to 25% of its archival ability. > > What was it to begin with? Has it gone to 7 - 8 years from 10? To 3 - > 4 years from 5? > > Sam > > - > Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate > subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions. - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions.