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From: gnu@sun.uucp (John Gilmore)
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Subject: Re: Photosensitive device -- suggestions ???
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>                                                        The basic
> idea is to replace the printhead on an old DECwriter with such a
> device, then feed a photograph into it...

There's already a product for Macintosh that does this with an Imagewriter.
If you're interested in scanning in photographs, as opposed to having
fun with building strange hardware, go that route.  Look in a recent
MacWorld magazine for an ad.