Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!world!jon_sree From: jon_sree@world.std.com (Jon Sreekanth) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Canon Xapshot? Message-ID: Date: 25 Apr 91 02:29:16 GMT References: <4263@pluto.dss.com> Sender: jon_sree@world.std.com (Jon Sreekanth) Organization: The World Lines: 29 In-Reply-To: greg@pluto.dss.com's message of 23 Apr 91 13: 47:58 GMT In article <4263@pluto.dss.com> greg@pluto.dss.com (Greg McAdoo) writes: I'm evaluating the possibility of building a device that reads these disks and digitizes the information into some format (probably async serial) easily read by a variety of computers. If anyone has any information about the format of these images or can point me in the direction of a source for the industry standard for these products, it would be of great help. Additionally, if anyone's heard of a commercially availible device that does the same thing I'd be curious to hear about it. From memory, Sony, Canon and others make "players" for their analog floppies, to view images on a TV screen, to print, or to transmit over a telephone line to a similar unit at the other end. I'd be surprised if they did not provide some digital data output. Apart from contacting the manufacturers for info, I've seen one book on the subject : Understanding Electronic Photography, John Larish, TAB Books, 1990, $24.95. TAB Books, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17294 No phone number given. Regards, / Jon Sreekanth Assabet Valley Microsystems Fax and PC products 346 Lincoln St #722, Marlboro, MA 01752 508-562-0722 jon_sree@world.std.com