CompuServe Messages

Bill, I just got a 550C. I neglected to also buy paper for it so I spent an hour or so stripping the edges and manually bursting about 1000 sheets of 20# laser perf tractor feed paper. So far (after printing about 500 pages) it works well, altho I do get 2 pages fed into the printer about every 20 pages. I do need to get good paper for the loading problem, but, the black output on this paper is _very_ good. I can't see any splattering or spreading of the ink — it looks like laser output. I tried doing some graphic dumps — if they are of the low color saturation variety (like you'd probably get if you did a dump of the workbench screen) the output was great. If it had lots of saturated colors, that particular paper made the output look muddy. The manual recommends the usage of Desk Jet clay coated paper for color graphics output. I never purchased the original Desk Jet because when I first saw it a few years back, I got a sample printout from it — 30 minutes or so later I took the printout outside with me — it was lightly sprinkling. The page got damp and the ink smeared all over the place. With the 550C, I notice that immediately after the page is printed the ink is still damp and will smear. However, it appears the once it is completely dry there is little to no smearing if it gets wet. As as test, I just dumped a bit of coffee onto a page I printed yesterday then used a rag to wipe (not blot) it off. The paper is now coffee stained but the text did not smear. -sja