[jandc]

I dunno, but I was under the impression (mistaken?) that a good number of these wet-film machines were making their way to hospitals and clinics that never had x-ray facilities previously and cannot afford to go digital. I.e. that they were going to less-fortunate nations.

Is this possible?

The problem with this is that these places only buy the very cheapest film. It's a market where the profit margin on the film is mesaured in pennies. The profit margin for say dry x-ray film is huge. Which business would you rather be in?