David;
 
Thanks for the mention of inks.  The printer the original query mentioned
is an ink-jet type printer.  My Hewlet-Packard Deskwriter for the Mac
uses waterproof ink, though I am not sure how "archival" the stuff is.  I
am surprised that there is not a waterproof ink available for the Apple
inkjet printers.  Perhaps you should call the Apple 800 number.  I too am
interested in this facet of inkjet technology.
 
Yours,
 
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On Thu, 28 Jul 1994, Catania, David wrote:
 
>           I am posting this to the list since it may have a more
>           general appeal.
>
>           Laura Phillips had requested a source for curation-quality
>           ink.  The #10 issue of Curation Newsletter (published by the
>           American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists) has
>           an article by Jeff Williams concerning one source.  The
>           address is:      Charles Chapman
>                            Automated Office Products, Inc.
>                            9700-A Martin Luther King, Jr. Hwy.
>                            Lanham, MD  20706
>                            Ph.: 800-673-8553
>
>           The Smithsonian, California Academy of Sciences, and others
>           have been using these ribbons for several years and are
>           quite happy with their performance.  The quality control is
>           sometimes spotty, but if you get a cartridge that bleeds,
>           just send it back and they will replace it.  I do not
>           believe that they have a complete selection of printer
>           ribbons, but if you send them a minimum of six used
>           cartridges, they can re-ink them.  The labels produced with
>           these ribbons on our old EPSON LQ-1500 can go right into 70%
>           ethanol without any bleeding.
>
>           Dave Catania
>           Collection Manager
>           Dept. of Ichthyology
>           California Academy of Sciences
>
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