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From: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: color scanner recomendation needed
Keywords: hi-res, scanner, copier
Message-ID: <1604@corpane.UUCP>
Date: 19 Mar 90 13:46:06 GMT
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Organization: Corpane Industries, Inc., Louisville Ky
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[I asked for color scanner reccomendations]

Thanks to all who have responded. We have narrowed it down to one model
now, the Sharp JX scanner (8-1/2 x 11 size)

I haven't seen it in action yet, but we are getting a demo of it tommorow.
It seems to work with Macs, IBM's and Amiga's. According to the salesman
it's cheaper and better to use the Amiga for it, because the Amiga is
cheaper than a Mac and has great built in graphics (with a standard format
that can be used with any amiga software package). On the IBM he said you
really need a Targa card to get the most out of the scanner (around $3K)
and even then the Targa card only works with specific software designed for
it (another several hundred to a few thousand dollars).

Plus we are (hopefully) getting a QMS color postscript printer to do the
printouts! nice. 

Sidenote: we are selling our Xerox 4020 color inkjet printer for $375. email
me for details or see the message in misc.forsale posted last week. Higher 
offers cheefully excepted :-)

Again, Thanks to all of you who have helped us choose.


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