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RE: filmscanners: OT: How to reset Epsons with "chipped" cartridges
> > The epson status monitor does get ink levels from the
> > printer/chip. However, this is NOT stored on the computer.
>
> Hopefully you aren't accusing me of saying that the computer "stores" the
> information it receives from the printer
No, it was not you, but someone else did say that. Read the original post
that started this thread, and to which I was responding:
> > > > It apparently turns out that the Epson 870/890/1270
> printers with the
> > > > chipped cartridges work by reading the cartridge info once upon
> > > > installation, then that info is sent to the computer and
> then software
> > > > is used to keep track of the ink levels until the cartridge
> > is removed,
> > > > at which point the new ink level info is written to it.
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