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From: daveh@compnect.UUCP (Dave Hultberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: DAK Handheld Scanner
Keywords: DAK SCANNER
Message-ID: <973@compnect.UUCP>
Date: 12 Jun 91 18:42:23 GMT
Organization: John Core at home, Harrisburg,PA
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The latest catalog from DAK has a handheld scanner and software
advertised for $149.  The picture in the catalog shows  scanner with
"Mars 105 HAND-SCANNER" on it.  On one side it has a three position
switch, 400/300/200 dpi and a light/dark thumbwheel.  There is also a
text/photo switch somewhere on the scanner.  The catalog description
calls it a Marstek 400 dpi Hand Scanner.  Included in the $149 price is
ReadRight Personal, PC Paintbrush and ScanKit software and an expansion
card.  The catalog wright-up makes this scanner look like just what I am
looking for to scan in a large database that I only have available on
paper right now.  I would appreciate any comments from those who know
anything about this hardware and software.  Specifically, I would like
to know of any problems I would have with it trying to scan 8.5x11"
pages of data that are in landscape mode.  The data base is in 2 columns
on the page lengthwise.


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