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From: long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Scanner as photocopier?
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Date: 27 Dec 90 15:27:12 GMT
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 I often find myself in need of a photocopier at home, but the prices are a
 little daunting for a single-purpose machine. So, I've been considering a
 hand-held scanner for my Mac. What I hope to do:

 1.	Scan in things I'd like to save, like newspaper articles or parts of
 magazines, and store them in a database for later retrieval, say by keyword.
 Optical character recognition is not a requirement.

 2.	Scan in and print on an Imagewriter II (here's the photocopy part)
 primarily 8-1/2 by 11" single sheets. although sometimes smaller items. With
 a hand-held, I realize I would probably have to join multiple scans to
 accomplish a full copy. 

 Given (2), I've been considering the Thunderworks scanner (about $385 from
 MacConnection), since it seems to have the best facilities for joining
 multiple scans. Is it reasonable for what I want to do? Any other suggestions
 or warnings?

 Thanks!

 ps: I'm not interested in the Thunderscan, which uses the Imagewriter as the
 scan mechanism.

Richard C. Long  *  long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com       
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