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From: jim@hpiacla.HP.COM (Jim Rogers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: HP deskjet
Message-ID: <4650007@hpiacla.HP.COM>
Date: 10 Aug 88 17:18:08 GMT
References: <560@proxftl.UUCP>
Organization: Hewlett Packard
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burzio@mmlai.UUCP (Anthony Burzio)  writes:

>I carried one around after a demo at our local HP center, and I noticed
>the print smudged where my fingers touched the paper.  Seems the ink
>dissolves in salt water...

The ink on the deskjet is indeed water soluble.  This was required by the
need to use plain paper.  Earlier models of HP ink-jet printers
(Thinkjet and Quietjet) use a permanent ink, but also require a special
paper witha high clay content.

Customers clearly stated that special paper was a bad requirement.

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