Hi,   
      
   > Thank you Eugenia, you are always a champ. I knew or believe I knew   
   > there were 3 different BeOS drivers for the Epson printers, so I hope   
   > one of them could get it working. The print quality and the type of ink   
   > lor it looked awfully sweet.   
      
   The new models of Epson are new technology and not backwards compatible with   
   anything Be ever had to offer driver-wise.   
      
   > I am trying to just stay with BeOS and not go to an Apple computer even   
   > for a secondary computer, although I have thought about it.   
      
   If you want to do serious photography you do need either a Mac or Windows.   
   Linux won't cut it either, because Gimp doesn't support 16bpp, and no BeOS   
   app can either. Get an iMac or a Powerbook or a Dell workstation with XP,   
   get the new PhotoshopElements  that supports 16bpp, and you should be all   
   set with your R800.   
      
   My husband does photography as a hobby and he uses a dual G4 Mac, a Canon   
   10D, two scanners and two printers. Each of these scanners and printers are   
   good for different things, and that's why he has all of that hardware there.   
      
   > You know there were only a few real things I thought I wanted or needed   
   > more with BeOS 5 years ago in its user capabilities, and they all seem   
   > to have gotten fixed or added, except for the ability to do great photo   
   > quality printing.   
      
   BeOS can't keep up with the new stuff, it never could. Even its most   
   important feature, the filesystem, is been re-implemented by Longhorn and   
   OSX Tiger. The only thing that BeOS still has better than the competition is   
   UI speed (that might go away with Longhorn). But the right tools are not   
   there, and the right drivers are not there, making it a hobby OS, and not a   
   pro OS.   
      
   I am just sincere with you. I loved BeOS back in the day, but if you want to   
   do some serious multimedia/photo work, you need XP or OSX. Nothing else cuts   
   it.   
      
   >I have an 880C HP printer and it prints like a dream   
   > for what it is with my webtv, but its quality looks terrible with BeOS.   
      
   Btw, WebTV should render www.OSNews.com really nice, because we have special   
   support for TV-based browsers. :-)   
      
   > I know I will get the D70 anyway soon   
      
   Sure you don't want a Canon 20D? ;-)   
      
   Eugenia   
      
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