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From: perry@madnix.UUCP (Perry Kivolowitz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: IBM (Uggghh) Scanners
Summary: Info On Color Scanners On The Amiga
Message-ID: <1795@madnix.UUCP>
Date: 6 Apr 91 16:13:20 GMT
References: <491@yetti.UUCP> <2266@wet.UUCP>
Reply-To: perry@madnix.UUCP (Perry Kivolowitz)
Organization: ASDG Incorporated
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In article <2266@wet.UUCP> icv@wet.UUCP (Ilsa VanHook) writes:
>There are also some color scanners from Sharp that you can get with ASDG
>software (which i have seen work, and i wish i could afford one of these
>packages).

You may have an antiquated impression of what color scanning costs on
the Amiga. The Sharp JX-300 for instance appeared at a list of $4995.
Today however, the list price is about $2345. It provides pretty quick
full page 300 24 bit color scanning. This scanner requires Pro ScanLab.

The JX-100 (with ASDG software included in the price!) can be had for
less than $700. This scanner gives 18 bit color and 6 bit gray scale
at up to 200 DPI (which is a lot higher than 400 DPI of 1 bit gray 
scale). The scan bed measures 6.4 by 4 inches in size though. The
scanner interfaces to the Amiga via the builtin serial port.

Coming very soon are scanner controllers for NON-SHARP scanners such
as the EPSON ES-300C. The EPSON is a full page 24 bit scanner which
can sort of deliver up to 600 DPI and interfaces via the parallel
port so you do not need a special purpose interface board. 

The scanner controller for the EPSON is ASDG's second generation of
scanner controller. Unlike ProScanLab (which is a stand alone program)
the EPSON controller is an add on module to Art Department Professional.
This means you just select ES300C as a loader in ADPro, and push load.
Zing! You're talking to the EPSON scanner controller. Scan an image
(controlled by ARexx even) and ZING, you're in ADPro and can do anything
to the scanned image that ADPro can do.

Anyway - more good news is that the EPSON lists for just $1999. Mail
order prices range from 1500 to full list. The EPSON driver for ADPRO
will list at $200 (available this summer). ADPRO itself lists for
$240. Expected total street price for everything you need is say:
1600 + 140 + 180 = 1920 for a full page full color scanner.

pk

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