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- From: schuster@panix.com (Michael Schuster)
- Subject: Re: Hand scanners for laptops
- Message-ID: <C0noLt.C9y@panix.com>
- Organization: Panix Public Access Internet & Unix, NYC
- References: <1993Jan10.121429.11587W@lumina.edb.tih.no>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 20:51:29 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan10.121429.11587W@lumina.edb.tih.no> ketil@edb.tih.no writes:
- >The recent BYTE magazine special issue on laptops mentioned several
- >laptops with "scanner" external connection.
- >
- >Does anyone know what kind of scanners can be used with these machines?
- >
- >When I ask in the computer stores around here, all they know is that
- >the common hand scanners require a separate card in the PC; they can't
- >tell me if the laptop scanner port is compatible with e.g. the Logitech
- >ScanMan.
-
- CAT (Computer Aided Technology) makes a printer port interface for common
- scanners. The downsides are that your stuck with their software, and true
- greyscale modes (256) are not supported. The most sophisticated type
- of scanner the interface supports is the Logitech Scanman 32.
-
- I've been using this as a quick portable solution; it has rough edges but
- it does work.
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