I agree with techknight; it'd be nice to know *why* they reneged at the last minute like that (as I understand it, they did initially claim that they could produce color ribbons with the gear mechanism, with nothing mentioned that would suggest otherwise).

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I agree.  I am trying to find out why they weren't able to deliver on the gear model.  I'll keep you all posted.

In the meantime, yes, fresh ribbons.