From: jamesromeo (jamesromeo@mac.com)
Date: 03/07/02-04:27:31 PM Z
on 3/7/02 11:26 AM, Christine at acolyta@napc.com wrote:
Chistine
How right you are. Must of the post on computer in this list has some
relation to alternative work as digital neg. Yes there are maney groups on
computer but very few are photographers.
Subject is the key hit he key by by. this is a great group
James
> I beg to differ.
> With all due respect, isn't using an Epson printer an "alternative" form of
> photography, based on the interpretation of "alternative photography" as
> meaning the making prints with processes other than non-traditional silver
> printing?
>
> I usually skip over the post on making or obtaining casein, perhaps you could
> skip over the posts referring to Epsons? I see no difference between this
> discussion and one on who makes the best gum pigments and has the best
> customer
> service, or how to make gold toner on your stovetop. <grin/duck>
>
> Back to lurkmode.
>
> Best Regards,
> Christine
>
> Alejandro Lopez de Haro wrote:
>
>> Hi:
>>
>> It seems that I am subscribe to the wrong forum. I thought this was an
>> Alternative Photo Process forum and not a computer forum.
>>
>> People, please lets get back to photography. Photography is not about Epson
>> printers, Ethernet hubs, USB PCMCIA cards, RAMS, MAC, Windows, etc.
>> Photography is about craft and for the lucky few who has the touch, about
>> making ART.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Alejandro López de Haro
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gregory W. Blank" <gblank@bellatlantic.net>
>> To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 5:54 AM
>> Subject: Re: Pictorico (& Epson & Mac)
>>
>>> The people at Epson were very patient with me when I was trying to iron
>>> out my problems/ we tried resolving it through the software, in fact they
>>> did suggest that the usb card was the problem.
>>>
>>> It wasn't it was the processor speed of my machine. I spent two plus hours
>>> on the the phone from the East Coast at my expense. The end result they
>> told
>>> me to try my brand new $500 printer with another computer. After trying to
>>> get someone/ anyone,... to look at the printer with a Mac computer for
>> three
>>> weeks I gave up and bought a new computer. I am happy for now although a
>>> little poorer. :-)
>>>
>>>
>>> on 3/6/02 11:15 PM, Judy Seigel at jseigel@panix.com wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> When I was at that place I called Tekserv, which warned me against it
>>>> because if I needed tech support on printer, Epson would say it was the
>>>> USB card whether it was or not. However Epson makes the high priced
>>>> solution themselves -- Axis 1440, which works through Ethernet hub which
>> I
>>>> had already. And it did work fine no problem (once installed) until
>> last
>>>> month when serial killer struck both printers serially...
>>>>
>>>> Judy
>>>
>
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> It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this
> emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and
> stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed."
> -Albert Einstein
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