Re: Interactivity and process -Forwarded

Luis Nadeau (nadeaul@nbnet.nb.ca)
Mon, 15 Jun 1998 17:09:08 -0300

At 2:48 PM 98/06/15, Rick Moore wrote:
>Bob_Maxey@mtn.3com.com wrote:
>
>> Emphatically No. First of all, ALT means Alternative, and it pertains to
>> other than silver as far as this list goes.
>
>Really? I print exclusively using historical silver-based processes (salted
>paper, albumen. POP) and I thought this list pertained to those processes
>just as much as platinun/palladium, carbon, or gum. I've certainly never
>seen a word from the list owner that "Alternative" pertained only to
>non-silver processes.

I think Bob referred to "conventional" silver processes. Check the FAQ.
Albumen, calotype, and other old processes that use silver are certainly
part of the Alt group

Luis Nadeau
Fredericton, NB, Canada