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Julian Cash wrote:
> 
> Hi there.
> 
> I have a (no longer state of the art) HP DeskJet 500 B&W printer.
> It's been a fine printer.  I heard that it was possible to
> convert this printer to a color printer.
> Is it true?
> If so, about how much does it cost?
> Is it hard or easy to do the conversion?
> Where can I get the B&W to Color conversion kit (if it in fact exists)?
> 
> Do you think I'm a fool and should just cough up $300 for a
> 720x720 color Canon?
> 
> BTW...
> I saw a nifty looking Canon scanner/color printer/photocopier in one
> at office depot for 5 or 6 hundred.  Seemed quite fun.
> 
> Thanks tons for any response.
> -Julian
You can not convert your DJ500 to print in full color.  But if you want
to do "spot color" such as headlines in red, the rest of the copy in
black for example, you can wash out an empty black cartridge and put
colored ink in it.  You will then have to split your print file into a
black file and a color file. You would then put your paper through the
printer several times - one for each color you want to print (of course
changing the cartridge each time.)
-- 
Fred Keen
Repeat-O-Type Mfg. Corp.
665 Route 23
Wayne, NJ 07470 U.S.A.
fkeen@repeatotype.com
http://www.repeatotype.com