I know many who like hard copies of documents. Several people I know print out their e-mail, then recycle it. I guess I see the advantage - it's portable, and easier to read than the screen. I say why waste the paper? Couldn't we just create laminated sheets and replace normal inkjet ink with dry erase ink? When finished, wipe clean and reuse.
<acknowledgement>Inspiration of this idea came from AO's napkin printer</>-- Worldgineer, Mar 24 2003 e-Ink http://www.eink.com/Same result, but entirely electronic. [dalek, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004] Ricoh's Rewritable Printing System http://www.portelli...25.asp#IMG010925-03See the section "Ricoh Exhibits Rewritable Printing System at WORLD PC EXPO" [Brummo, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004] Heard of systems that will print dry board contents, but I guess you're doing it the other way around. What you're really talking about is e-paper, which is Baked.-- dalek, Mar 24 2003 [dalek] I'm aware of e-paper. I love the technology and hope that some day it becomes highly available and affordable. What I am proposing is a simple ink cartridge replacement and laminated paper. Both should be able to be produced at a cost very close to paper-based technologies.-- Worldgineer, Mar 24 2003 Thank you for the prior art. I can't believe nobody's baked this. The cannon one is odd - what's the point of an endless belt printer?-- Worldgineer, Mar 24 2003 Duh - never seen an endless belt whiteboard?-- DrCurry, Mar 24 2003 No, but what a great idea. Is it like the endless belt bathroom towel dispenser?-- Worldgineer, Mar 24 2003 Well, you can't dry your hands on it very well.-- yamahito, Mar 24 2003 sounds like a damn good idea to me.-- robert the great, Aug 06 2003 I like this idea, first I thought it baked, but the exact idea of yours may not be, since I am assuming that you mean one should use existing hardware.-- Brummo, Aug 06 2003 Yes. The idea consists of: dry-erase cartridges for existing printers, and white plastic paper-sized sheets suitable for dry-erase markers.-- Worldgineer, Aug 06 2003 random, halfbakery