on Tue, Dec 17, 2002 at 07:37:38PM +0000, Pigeon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Re toner/ink refills - you can get kits comprising bottles of ink and > four hypodermics with which you can inject new ink into old > cartridges. How many times you can do this depends on the cartridge, > but even doing it once saves a packet. My understanding is that manufacturers (HP among them) are moving toward "smart" cartridges which know when they're empty...but not when they've been refilled. Effectively enforcing single-use status, and murmers of using tools such as DMCA Anti-circumvention for enforcement. Anyone have experiences / further information on this? And note that I may be half-remembering or rumormongering here.... Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Geek for hire: http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]