In message <c237d966.52d98%[email protected]>, dated Tue, 3 Apr 2007, Ken Javor <[email protected]> writes:
>My experience runs counter to that. Years ago, before I wised up and >quit buying ink jet printers, I decided to buy cheap ink replacement >cartridges off the internet. These replacement cartridges were indeed >form and fit replacements, but there was either the lack of an IC or >the lack of proper information in the generic cartridge IC that >prevented operation on my printer. Net result was that I had spent >about $30 on cheap but unusable cartridges. It appears that no-one has yet bothered to clone the identifier chips in ink cartridges. I suspect that the market for phone batteries would justify the effort, which is why I suggested a code-based security system. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk There are benefits from being irrational - just ask the square root of 2. John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________
