A linux inkjet that prints black even with empty color cartridge?

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From: wrb
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 13:11

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Hi . I plan to buy an inkjet printer; I almost was 
convinced for the epson C84 but at 
  www.linuxprinting.org/epson-faq.html#free_software_support 
I found that it doesn't print black if any color cartridge gets empty : 

    1.10 How do I print black without an installed color cartridge?

        [as a general issue of the epson inkjets]
        You cannot continue printing with one ink cartridge empty. Before printing,
        replace the empty cartridge. This is not a feature of the GNU/Linux d
river, this
        is is a designed behaviour with the Epson printers that cannot be c
hanged in
        software.

I find this behavior pretty unfair; 
is there presently a linux supported inkjet printer that 
prints black even with some empty color cartridges? 


   thank you 



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PS My email box (but delete the eleven from the address):

        w11rb054@tele2.it.

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